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Printed Soft Sensor with Passivation Layers for the Detection of Object Slippage by a Robotic Gripper

Micromachines, 2020
Tactile sensing, particularly the detection of object slippage, is required for skillful object handling by robotic grippers. The real-time measurement and identification of the dynamic shear forces that result from slippage events are crucial for slip ...
Reo Miura, Tomohito Sekine, Yi-Fei Wang, Jinseo Hong, Yushi Watanabe, Keita Ito, Yoshinori Shouji, Yasunori Takeda, Daisuke Kumaki, Fabrice Domingues Dos Santos, Atsushi Miyabo, Shizuo Tokito   +11 more
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Robotic Scrub Nurse: Surgical Instrument Handling with a Granular Jamming Gripper

Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2023
The global shortage of healthcare staff has led to high workloads and subsequent risks to patient well-being. One of the professions affected is that of the scrub nurse.
Schäfer Max B., Friedrich Jolanda H., Hotz Jonas, Worbs Lukas, Weiland Sophie, Pott Peter P.   +5 more
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Additive Manufacturing of Continuous Fibre Reinforced Composites: Process, Characterisation, Modelling, and Sustainability

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Additive manufacturing provides precise control over the placement of continuous fibres within polymer matrices, enabling customised mechanical performance in composite components. This article explores processing strategies, mechanical testing, and modelling approaches for additive manufactured continuous fibre‐reinforced composites.
Cherian Thomas, Amir Hosein Sakhaei
wiley   +1 more source

A review of flexible robotic gripping systems

Frontiers in Manufacturing Technology
The rapid advancement and expanding application of robotics in various sectors necessitate the development of versatile and efficient gripping systems. Robotic grippers, serving as the primary interface between robots and the physical world, are pivotal ...
Bahadir Tarhan, Seemal Asif, Phil Webb, Marco Chacin   +3 more
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Spiral lead platen robotic end effector [PDF]

, 1990
A robotic end effector is disclosed which makes use of a rotating platen with spiral leads used to impact lateral motion to gripping fingers. Actuation is provided by the contact of rolling pins with the walls of the leads.
Beals, David C.
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Fault tolerant gripper in robotics [PDF]

2012 9th France-Japan & 7th Europe-Asia Congress on Mechatronics (MECATRONICS) / 13th Int'l Workshop on Research and Education in Mechatronics (REM), 2012
The work presented in this article shows, through a case study, the different stages of designing a fault tolerant system; a system which can tolerate faults without losing its operational capability. This system includes a gripper mounted on the wrist of a robot manipulator.
Noureddine, Rachid, Noureddine, Farid, Benamar, Ali   +2 more
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Bioinspired Shape‐Memory Hook Fasteners With Programmable Interlocking and Silent Release

Advanced Engineering Materials, EarlyView.
Bioinspired hook fasteners made from epoxy shape‐memory polymers are shown to switch between strong, secure attachment and gentle, silent release when heated. By combining programmable geometry and material response, these adaptive fasteners outperform commercial systems in strength and noise control, enabling new solutions for robotics, medical ...
Maria I. Vallejo Ciro, Manuel J. Carvajal Loaiza, Rahaf Homssi, Vanessa Restrepo   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Development of an intelligent object for grasp and manipulation research [PDF]

, 2011
Kõiva R, Haschke R, Ritter H. Development of an intelligent object for grasp and manipulation research. Presented at the ICAR 2011, Tallinn, Estonia.In this paper we introduce a novel device, called iObject, which is equipped with tactile and motion ...
Haschke, Robert , Kõiva, Risto , Ritter, Helge   +2 more
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Smart, Bio‐Inspired Polymers and Bio‐Based Molecules Modified by Zwitterionic Motifs to Design Next‐Generation Materials for Medical Applications

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bio‐based and (semi‐)synthetic zwitterion‐modified novel materials and fully synthetic next‐generation alternatives show the importance of material design for different biomedical applications. The zwitterionic character affects the physiochemical behavior of the material and deepens the understanding of chemical interaction mechanisms within the ...
Theresa M. Lutz, Jonas De Breuck, Sahar Salehi, Meike N. Leiske   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Towards a universal end effector : the design and development of production technology's intelligent robot hand : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Technology in Engineering and Automation at Massey University [PDF]

, 1997
Research into robot hands for industrial use began in the early 1980s and there are now many examples of robot hands in existence. The reason for research into robot hands is that standard robot end effectors have to be designed for each application and ...
Harris, Matthew Thomas
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