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ROBOMECH Journal
A vacuum-driven rubber-band gripper
Takashi Mitsuda1  Ko Yamada2 
[1] College of Information Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, Kusatsu-shi, Japan;Graduate School of Information Science and Engineering, Ritsumeikan University, 1-1-1 Noji-Higashi, 525-8577, Kusatsu-shi, Shiga, Japan;
关键词: Pneumatic actuator;    Flexible structure;    Soft robot;    Gripper;    Robot hand;    Vacuum-driven gripper;   
DOI  :  10.1186/s40648-021-00203-7
来源: Springer
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【 摘 要 】

Robotic grippers that gently handle objects of various shapes are required for various applications these days. Conventional finger-shaped grippers are multifunctional and can grip various objects; however, grasping an item without slippage requires planning the positioning of the fingers at appropriate locations on the item. Hence, a ring-shaped soft gripper that coils itself around objects like a rubber band is suggested in this paper. The proposed gripper comprises a soft tube containing laminated sponges interleaved with plastic sheets. Evacuation of the air within the sponges shrinks them and decreases the diameter of the ring, thereby allowing the gripper to firmly hold objects. The gripper is therefore flexible enough to coil around objects of various shapes without gaps. Furthermore, the rigidity of the compressed sponges inside the gripper prevents wobbling of the gripped objects. The air within the gripper can be used to adjust the gripping force. The minimum diameter of the gripper after evacuating the air within the sponges is approximately one-fourth of the original diameter. Thus, the proposed gripper is expected to be used in various applications as it automatically conforms to the different shapes while simply gripping objects gently and securely.

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