A research team from five different universities developed robotic grippers inspired by insects that are able to handle delicate objects.
The Gripper Company opens online store with configurable soft gripper
The Gripper Company opened its online shop for business with its first offering — a configurable soft gripper to meet demand for handling diverse objects while trying to keep costs down.
How robots autonomously see, grasp, and pick
You sign into your workstation. A tote of mixed items arrives in front of you. You reach in, pick an item out, and place it in a container on the conveyor to your side. This incredibly simple task, done in a matter of seconds and without much thought, illustrates what a highly evolved machine you…
Robot Report Special Issue – Robotics Grippers, Industrial Exos, Jibo and More
Robotics topics covered in the The Robot Report special issue inserted into the August 2018 issue of Design World include: – Automatica 2018 Review – What’s Hot and what’s not at Europe’s largest robotics and automation event. – Industrial Exoskeletons Arrive – Exoskeleton systems designed for industrial work are now available, and more…
Universal Gripper Utilizes Coffee Bean-Filled Balloon
Gripping and holding of objects are key tasks for robotic manipulators. The development of universal grippers able to pick up unfamiliar objects of widely varying shape and surface properties remains, however, challenging. Most current designs are based on the multifingered hand, but this approach introduces hardware and software complexities. These include large numbers of controllable […]
Revolutionary Robotic Hand of the Future
The human hand is one of the body’s most complex structures. Researchers have made progress in the design of delicate grippers with fingers and thumbs. However, they are not yet available. Currently, only simple two or three-fingered grippers are used, and they accomplish only a limited range of tasks. Work is underway to develop more […]