Posted in Prosthetics, Science fiction

Universal robot gripper based on jamming of granular material II - shooting stuff around

   Published Date: February 19, 2012

Over a year ago, a vacuum bag gripper developed at the Cornell University showed up in the media.

Now it seems that thing cannot only grab but shoot, throw or pop items.

I am not sure I need to wear this as a functional item to, like, shoot around popcorn or chocolate nuts - but the capabilities of modern grippers that are developed outside of prosthetics is increasingly intriguing and interesting.

Cite this article:
Wolf Schweitzer: Technical Below Elbow Amputee Issues - Universal robot gripper based on jamming of granular material II - shooting stuff around; published February 19, 2012, 23:01; URL: https://www.swisswuff.ch/tech/?p=535.

BibTeX: @MISC{schweitzer_wolf_1582406029, author = {Wolf Schweitzer}, title = {{Technical Below Elbow Amputee Issues - Universal robot gripper based on jamming of granular material II - shooting stuff around}}, month = {February},year = {2012}, url = {https://www.swisswuff.ch/tech/?p=535}}