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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 in Robot Grippers. 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
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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 14, 2014
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Software Update for the Collaborative Robot Baxter

Robotic industries had big expectations for the first version of the collaborative robot, Baxter, launched in September 2012....

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6 Key Points for Effective High Speed and Precision Robotic Welding

In the last RIA webinar, interesting subjects were discussed such as high speed and high precision welding. The panel...

Catherine Bernier
By Catherine Bernier
on Dec 11, 2013
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KUKA's Collaborative Robot Option: KR 5 SI

Since the release of our last Ebook on collaborative robots, robot manufacturers have been informing Robotiq that they also...

Catherine Bernier
By Catherine Bernier
on Dec 05, 2013
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Top 9 Robotic Highlights from IREX and IROS 2013

Japan is one of the most flourishing places in the world for robotics. As I am writing this, I am heading back home after an...

Jean-Philippe Jobin
By Jean-Philippe Jobin
on Nov 27, 2013
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Welding Robots Can Now Be Taught by Demonstration

Robotiq officially releases Kinetiq Teaching™– a new technology to quickly and easily task welding robots without requiring...

Guillaume Robert
By Guillaume Robert
on Nov 07, 2013
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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 30, 2013
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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 30, 2013
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