Panda robot cutting potato (IMAGE) University of Southern California Caption USC PHD STUDENT ERIC HEIDEN, WORKING WITH NVIDIA RESEARCHERS, HAS CREATED A NEW SIMULATOR FOR ROBOTIC CUTTING THAT CAN ACCURATELY REPRODUCE THE FORCES ACTING ON THE KNIFE AS IT PRESSES AND SLICES THROUGH COMMON FOODSTUFFS. Credit Eric Heiden/NVIDIA Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.