[Chiprobot] has created an amazing compliant gripper. Designing robot hands (or end effectors) can be a perilous task. It is easy to give robots big, good, strong hands. Strong grippers have to be ...

(Nanowerk News) The piezoelectric effect directly converts electrical energy into mechanical motion. PI uses this effect for high precision, solid-state based actuators and grippers. Embedding a ...

Lightweight and compact precision piezo actuators and grippers from PI USA provide high speed and nanometer resolution in a small package. Auburn, MA – The piezoelectric effect directly converts ...

NITRA rotary actuators are available in four body sizes with or without shock absorbers. All are double acting and have an adjustable travel range from zero to 190 degrees. Anodized aluminum bodies ...

Shops must match robot gripper size and style to the application at hand. Robots and some automation systems can be useless if they do not have the correct part-gripping device. Like a human hand, ...

PHD, Inc., a manufacturer of actuators for industrial automation, introduces a new series of parallel pneumatic grippers. PHD, Inc., a manufacturer of actuators for industrial automation, introduces a ...

(Nanowerk News) Soft grippers have the advantages in human-machine interactions while most of them suffer from low response time. Bistable structures could improve this characteristic, but current ...

The invention of a wooden robotic gripper can be a viable alternative to using traditional soft plastics or metal. It also upends traditional robotics design. Researchers from the National University ...

Robotics has made jaw-dropping progress in perception, navigation, and even conversational interfaces. Yet one part of the human body continues ...