Robot gripper
But be careful now!
Force-sensitive, dynamic, energy-efficient and versatile - these are the attributes of the new robot gripper from the Fraunhofer Institute for Mechatronic Design Technology (IEM) in Paderborn.
Thanks to the electric drive, companies can dispense with costly and complex pneumatics. The gripper can transport fragile objects from one production step to the next without damaging them. It is suitable for the food industry, where the gentle handling of delicate goods helps to avoid rejects - such as marshmallows, eggs, meatballs, cookies, chocolates and donuts. Here, neither pressure marks nor other blemishes are desirable. The gripper system can be set up with two, three or four fingers and is therefore suitable for a wide range of applications; automated handling of delicate goods such as glass is also possible. The gripper fingers have a plastic-based, compliant and flexible surface. The gripper also adapts highly dynamically to production processes. Thanks to dynamic control technology, it is possible to adjust the finger movements in a targeted manner and at the same time to control the goods with great precision. The sensors integrated in the fingers determine the required contact pressure. The gripper itself is suitable for safe human-robot collaboration thanks to its sensor-based environment recognition.
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