Hardware fails, software has bugs. Sometimes the best solution is a clever mechanical design, one which ensures a gripper will conform to the object it is gripping. We’ve seen “jamming ...

Above: The EASY-20 electric gripper intended for applications in high-speed automated manufacturing. Top Image: Team members from left to right: Joseph Wilson, Nathan Clair, Nathaniel Wang, Jamie ...

Above: A chemical sample tray gripper actuated with Shape Memory Alloy wires. Top Image: Team members from left to right: Abdullah Alsaffar, Gordon Salemann, Omar Alhasan, Davis Robertson, Robert Hunt ...

In all of the LittleArm versions the main mechanical components are 3D printed, and driven by 3 servos for motion plus one additional servo to run the gripper. These kits are specifically intended ...