Tag: effector

  • Human-like hands for robots move one step closer with Italian scientist’s invention

    Human-like hands for robots move one step closer with Italian scientist’s invention

    An Italian scientist has invented a robotic end effector that could bring the goal of robots having human-like hands one step closer. Corrado De Pascali and his colleagues on the Italian Institute of Technology have unveiled an end effector which uses tiny, 8-gram actuators to power many different joints in the complex component. According to…

  • Omron launches new SCARA robot

    Omron launches new SCARA robot

    Omron has launched a new industrial robot, the i4 series SCARA robot, which the company says “automates high-speed, high-precision assembly and transportation with easy installation”. The i4 series consists of an i4H medium to large sized, high-performance model and an i4L that is compact and suitable for lightweight applications. By seamlessly integrating and controlling the…

  • Cambridge Consultants unveils ‘dexterous robot with the human touch’

    Cambridge Consultants unveils ‘dexterous robot with the human touch’

    Technology research and development company Cambridge Consultants has unveiled what it describes as a “dexterous robot with the human touch”. (See video below.) Breakthrough innovation specialist Cambridge Consultants has developed Hank, a robot with flexible robotic fingers inspired by the human hand. Hank uses a pioneering sensory system embedded in its pneumatic fingers, providing a…