Tag: effector
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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…
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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…
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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…