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Samuel is CEO and co-founder of Robotiq. His mission is to free human hands from repetitive tasks. He is also the author of Lean Robotics: A Guide to Making Robots Work in Your Factory. He lives in Québec City with his wife and four children.

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Classification of Robotic Grippers and the Next Generation

 
In the world of robotics, both the industry and application environment determine the specific tool used at the end of a robot arm. This tool varies in definition from an EOAT (end-of-arm-tooling) to a manipulator or gripper. As automation applications become more complex and robots continue to be utilized for efficiency, the need for more versatile, dexterous grippers has emerged. Traditional grippers have features or classification criteria that are commonly given to them.

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Jan 14, 2014 8:29 AM. 2 min read time
 
Classification of Robotic Grippers and the Next Generation

In the world of robotics, both the industry and application environment determine the specific tool used at the end of a...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Jan 14, 2014 8:29 AM
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Is an electric robot gripper always a servo gripper?

Electric grippers or servo grippers are most of the time used as synonymous. Are they really the same thing? An electric...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Jan 13, 2014 9:59 PM
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Robots for Agile Manufacturing
I am just back from Robobusiness 2013 where I presented a reflexion on Robots for Agile  Manufacturing. You can read some...
Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Oct 29, 2013 9:33 PM
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13 Takeaways from Robobusiness 2013

I am just back from an exciting week in one of the global robotics hotspots: Silicon Valley. I was there to attend and speak...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Oct 29, 2013 8:24 PM
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What is the best robot hand on the market?

What is the best car? The answer really depends on what you need to do with the car: go to work, win a race or drive on...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Mar 07, 2013 8:46 PM
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Robot Gripper for Universal Robots

Universal Robots are a unique kind of industrial robot. They are safe to interact with, transportable and can be programmed...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Dec 05, 2012 3:00 AM
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Must read list on Robotics - Summer Reading

Summer vacation is on its way and you think you'll take a break from your job, ...relax, go to the beach, play with the kids...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Jul 11, 2012 3:16 PM
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6 Differences between the Automate and Automatica Robotic Shows

I am just back from a week in Munich where I attend the Automatica fair for the first time. Our products were exhibited in the

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on May 30, 2012 8:05 AM
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