Last year we looked at a universal robotic gripper, which was made by filling an elastic membrane with coffee grounds. The versatile gripper, which is attached to a robotic arm, was able to pick up a ...

While creating robotic grippers to pick up objects that are all the same shape and consistency is relatively easy, difficulties arise when trying to create one versatile enough to handle a wider ...

Designing robotic grippers is tough. Mimicking the human hand is a tall order for engineers. Systems based on suction or magnetics, while simpler to design, have limited uses. A DARPA-supported group ...

One of the world's most versatile robot hands doesn't look like a hand at all. iRobot's universal robotic gripper is an elastic ball filled with grainy materials - like a bean bag chair in miniature.

A seemingly simple task for humans — picking up objects of various shapes — can be quite complex for robots. A new shape-shifting technology could soon change that. A new robotic gripper consists of a ...

Researchers have developed a self-healing robotic gripper for use in soft robotics that is adaptable, recyclable and resilient to damage, thanks to heat-assisted autonomous healing. Researchers have ...

The PGN-Plus-P from Schunk features enlarged supporting dimensions between the six load-bearing shoulders of the multi-tooth guidance that allow higher moment capacity that can accommodate longer ...

Opting for simple elegance, researchers have bypassed traditional designs based around the human hand and fingers, and created a versatile gripper using everyday ground coffee and a latex party ...

Researchers have developed a soft robotic gripper with a woven structure, capable of lifting objects weighing over 100 kg using only 130 grams of material. By employing a textile-inspired weaving ...

Picking things up is a surprisingly difficult task for robots, especially because the best gripper we know of—a human hand—is really difficult to imitate. A group of researchers have passed on ...