A larger version, 6.5 inches, can grip an object in about 0.7 seconds and release its target object in less than 0.5 seconds. But the technical beauty of this soft, squishy industrial gripper is ...

The less energy that a robot uses to perform its assigned duties, the better. A new soft robotic gripper was created with this fact in mind, as it grasps and releases objects without using any ...

Mei Yang, Liam Paul Cooper, Ning Liu, Xianqiao Wang, Mable P. Fok. Twining plant inspired pneumatic soft robotic spiral gripper with a fiber optic twisting sensor. Optics Express , 2020; 28 (23 ...

The team show off the gripper performing some impressive feats, with the robot able to pick up objects of all shapes, sizes, and weights without damage. The paper is available to read for the full ...

A team of roboticists has developed a unique 3D-printed soft robotic gripper that operates without the ... It could represent a major step forward in creating robots that can safely and ...

Origami-inspired robot can gently turn pages and carry objects 16,000 times its weight The gripper design finds a balance between 'strength, precision and gentleness.' By Andrew Paul ...

Robotic arms are fascinating devices, capable of immense speed and precision when carrying out their tasks. They’re also capable of carrying great loads, and a full-sized industrial robot in … ...

On Robot’s two-finger RG2 grippers — available in both single and dual versions — mount easily on the arms of collaborative robots (cobots) without any external wires; for robots that have infinite ...

Generally speaking, robotic grippers are designed to handle specific objects. This is ideal for assembly lines, where every object the robot interacts with is exactly the same size and shape. But ...

Gentle robot gripper gives plant leaves a 'shot' of sensors and genes for smart farming. Story by Stephen D'Angelo • 1w. ... plant-safe way—an essential step in precision, ...

The robot's other two opposing legs, meanwhile, are free to take the next step upward. This is an insect-inspired climbing strategy known as directed inward grasping (DIG).