To reliably complete household chores, assemble products and tackle other manual tasks, robots should be able to adapt their ...

Steel measuring tape is an interesting material, in that it's rigid enough to hold its shape when extended, but flexible enough that it gives way under pressure. Scientists have taken advantage of ...

The EH Series 3-Finger Type electric gripper from Oriental Motor USA is capable of holding objects such as spheres and cylinders, mimicking the dexterity of human fingertips. Key features of the ...

Applied Robotics Inc.(www.arobotics.com), a manufacturer of end-of-arm tooling and connectivity products for robots, has introduced a new, intelligent, closedloop ...

The PZN-plus Series three-finger gripper features a newly designed jaw guidance that delivers higher load capacities, longer finger capability, and better efficiency. The gripper's forces and moments ...

While there are a number of optical systems that provide robotic hands with a sense of touch, most of those systems are flat, so they're confined to the fingertips. A new MIT system, however, works ...

Newly created soft-rigid robotic fingers incorporate powerful sensors along their entire length, enabling them to produce a robotic hand that could accurately identify objects after only one grasp.