Artificial muscles help robot vacuum manipulators get a grip (IMAGE)

Saarland University

Artificial muscles help robot vacuum manipulators get a grip

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The robot gripper designed by Stefan Seelecke and his team can grip objects with complex geometries and can adapt to changes in form, switching seamlessly between differently shaped parts. Paul Motzki (l.) and Lukas Zimmer (r.) helped develop the system.

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Credit: Oliver Dietze

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