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The soft jaws and actuators allow the grasper to mimic\n                    <jats:italic>Aplysia<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2019s force sensing capability and its ability to conform to complex food as it grasps. Combining synthetic nervous systems, an artificial neural network model inspired by computational neuroscience, and network architectures inspired by\n                    <jats:italic>Aplysia<\/jats:italic>\n                    \u2019s feeding control circuitry, we designed distributed and interpretable pick-and-place controllers for the soft grasper and its rigid counterparts. During grasping, these controllers either command a fixed closure radius (feedforward position control) or cap the contact force at a predefined level (force feedback control). We first validated our approach in simulation, demonstrating that the controllers can perform pick-and-place behavior that is robust to sensor noise. We then extended the validation to the physical platform to quantitatively compare how much deformation these graspers induced on soft objects. Fruits such as strawberries, tomatoes, and avocados showed little deformation after they were handled by the soft grasper, suggesting that this approach might have significant agricultural uses. 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