In the hot forging workshop, manual handling of forged parts in high-temperature environments is not only inefficient but ...

If tulip bulbs and soft chocolate eggs are gripped with conventional metal grippers or vacuum functions, the result is a high level of loss and damage. This goes against the grain of the two central ...

ONROBOT is introducing two grippers as end-effectors for collaborative robots (cobots) engaged in heavy-duty handling operations. Following several years of significant development, collaborative ...

OnRobot has released its new VGP30 vacuum gripper, featuring a 30kg payload for palletizing boxes and handling irregular ...

Robotic technology has come a long way in the past few decades, but there is still a long way to go in terms of giving machines the dexterity and adaptability of human hands. One major hurdle in this ...

Grippers have become an important part of material handling in industries ranging from electronics manufacturing to automotive assembly. In North America alone, for example, the gripper market is ...

One of the most problematic issues with robots is their ability to be flexible when grasping an object. I mean, have you ever tried that children's claw toy game? Well, a new kind of robot solves that ...

Folks blessed with a soft touch seem to have no problem getting to grips with delicate objects, but it can be a tough ask for robots. Researchers at the Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering ...