A robot-assisted acoustofluidic end effector [PDF]
Nature Communications, 2022 Lab-on-a-chip systems have been widely used in microscale liquid manipulation and greatly benefit from automation. Durrer et al. show a robot-assisted acoustofluidic end effector system, comprising a robotic arm and an acoustofluidic device, that ...
Jan Durrer +5 more
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Pneumatic–Cable-Hybrid-Driven Multi-Mechanism End Effector and Cross-Surface Validation [PDF]
BiomimeticsWall-climbing robots are increasingly required for applications in aerospace, high-altitude operations, and complex environmental monitoring, where they must maintain reliable adhesion and continuous mobility across surfaces with rapidly changing ...
Zhongyuan Wang +5 more
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Design and Testing of an End-Effector for Tomato Picking
Agronomy, 2023 Based on the structural shortage of an agricultural labor force and the continuous increase in tomato planting scale in China, as well as the limitation of a greenhouse working environment on the development of tomato picking productivity, a motor-driven
Tianchi Wang +7 more
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Simulation and Parameter Optimization of Inserting–Extracting–Transporting Process of a Seedling Picking End Effector Using Two Fingers and Four Needles Based on EDEM-MFBD [PDF]
PlantsThis paper aims to address the problem of the low success rate of seedling picking and throwing, and the high damage rate of pot seedling, caused by the unclear interaction and parameter mismatch between the seedling picking end effector and the pot ...
Jiawei Shi +5 more
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A compensation strategy of end-effector pose precision based on the virtual constraints for serial robots with RDOFs [PDF]
Fundamental ResearchIt is crucial for serial robots with redundant degrees-of-freedom to accomplish complex tasks with high pose precision of the end-effector. However, due to the cumulative errors in each joint actuator, it is always challenging to guarantee high pose ...
Kaixian Ba +6 more
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Perceptual Soft End-Effectors for Future Unmanned Agriculture
Sensors, 2023 As consumers demand ever-higher quality standards for agricultural products, the inspection of such goods has become an integral component of the agricultural production process.
Weikang Ye +4 more
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A Study on the Optimal Grasping Angle Algorithm for Plug Seedlings Based on Machine Vision
Agronomy, 2023 During the replanting operation of a seedling tray, the end-effector needs to repeatedly grab the qualified plug seedlings in the supply tray and release them to the target tray for replanting, and in the process of grasping, the end-effector may cause ...
Junjie Liu +5 more
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Sensors, 2020 Fruit and vegetable harvest efficiency depends on the mechanization and automation of production. The available literature lacks the results of research on the applicability of pneumatic end effectors among grippers for the robotic harvesting of ...
Sławomir Kurpaska +4 more
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An end-effector for robotic cotton harvesting
Smart Agricultural Technology, 2022 Cotton, a major crop worldwide, is harvested in mechanized production systems once at the end of the growing season. To facilitate harvest and maximize fiber quality, the plants are typically defoliated when about 60% of the cotton bolls are open. Due to
Hussein Gharakhani +2 more
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A versatile end effector for grabbing and spreading of flaky deformable object manipulation [PDF]
Mechanical Sciences, 2023 It is a conundrum to use robots to complete the intelligent operation of leather and clothing fabrics; this is mainly reflected in the design of an end effector that can realize this function.
Y. Huan, G. Ren, X. Su, W. Tian
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