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Robotiq Releases the 2-Finger 140 Adaptive Robot Gripper

Using adaptive Grippers make life easier for robot users that require a great flexibility for a high mix of parts. With applications such as machine tending and consumer goods handling, the variety of parts is often impressive for a single workstation. This is why we are releasing the 2-Finger 140 Adaptive Gripper. A robot Gripper for lighter, larger parts. 

Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
By Mathieu Bélanger-Barrette
on Sep 17, 2015 in Robot Grippers. 3 min read time
Robotiq Releases the 2-Finger 140 Adaptive Robot Gripper

Using adaptive Grippers make life easier for robot users that require a great flexibility for a high mix of parts. With...

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What is the Relation Between Sharks and Robots ?

In the last couple of months I've been confronted with people who were totally against the introduction of robots in their...

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Kinematics: Why Robots Move Like They Do

For the general public, “moving like a robot” means making jerky, linear movements which nobody would describe as graceful. In...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Sep 14, 2015
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What's new in Robotics this week - Sept 11 
Hacking autonomous cars' LIDARs; Will Subdrones Cause WWIII?; Pepper takes one for the team (what are the HRI implications?);...
Emmet Cole
By Emmet Cole
on Sep 14, 2015
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Adjustable Safety Features on Universal Robots

The safety of collaborative robots is sometimes put in doubt because of the fact that it is a new concept. In fact, just...

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The 2-Finger 140 Adaptive Robot Gripper Now Commercially Available!

Always driven by the idea of giving manufacturers maximum flexibility in the automation of high-mix processes with a single...

Samuel Bouchard
By Samuel Bouchard
on Sep 08, 2015
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How Many Fingers Do You Really Need for a Robot?

Why do we humans have 5 fingers on each hand? It’s a question which you probably rarely think about. But, as roboticists, it’s...

Alex Owen-Hill
By Alex Owen-Hill
on Sep 04, 2015
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Changing Your Robot Programming to Enhance Dexterity

The main problem with robot grippers is that they cannot achieve the exact same tasks as a human hand. So in most cases you...

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How to do Machine Tending Using Collaborative Robots

After having gone into many different manufacturing enterprises I quickly realized that the gap between their actual state and...

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