This gripper uses a flexible membrane full of granular material which can form around the item to be picked up. The air is then sucked out of the membrane which cases the grains to be pulled ...

Technology breakthroughs are allowing DHL and other companies to automate the laborious, injury-prone work of loading and unloading.

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New research shows that copying the actions of an ants' jaws could help improve robots ability to grip. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have studied the the movement of ants' hairy ...

Cobot and robot applications and overall automation investments in food plants have been vital to stemming ubiquitous workforce retention issues, overcoming limited space in food plants and increasing ...

The optimum tool approaches universality by being able to grip poly bags, bubble wrapped objects, envelopes, cartons and cases. End-of-line packaging OEMs also seek more versatile gripping options ...

Conventional robotic grippers struggle to adapt to complex shapes and sizes, such as those found in crops. This has created a demand for more adaptable robotic grippers that can be utilized in ...

(Nanowerk News) Researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University have unveiled a novel hybrid-driven origami gripper, designed to tackle the challenge of grasping and manipulating objects with ...