All-round robotic gripper holds everything from screwdrivers to strawberries 01 Mar 2021
Professional Engineering
The robotic gripper is used to make a cocktail (Credit: The Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (Kimm)) A new all-round robotic gripper can hold a huge range of objects of different shapes and textures thanks to adjustable stiffness and a honeycomb structure.
The gripper, which was developed at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (Kimm), could expand the number of processes without human contact in areas including manufacturing, packaging and cooking. It can handle different objects such as screwdrivers, light bulbs and coffee pots, and even food with delicate surfaces, such as tofu, strawberries and raw chicken.