Granular jamming based robotic gripper for heavy objects

Moving heavy objects with overhead cranes requires the operator to fasten the object to a hook with ropes or chains. This is a time-consuming process, which could be avoided by using universal grippers that can lift objects of any shape. This study was conducted to find if a universal gripper, based...

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Main Authors: Jesse Miettinen, Patrick Frilund, Iiro Vuorinen, Petri Kuosmanen, Panu Kiviluoma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Estonian Academy Publishers 2019-11-01
Series:Proceedings of the Estonian Academy of Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.kirj.ee/public/proceedings_pdf/2019/issue_4/proc-2019-4-421-428.pdf