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Robotic grippers developed to pick up delicate, heavy objects

Control Engineering

Robotics insights Researchers have developed a gripping device for robots that can pick up very delicate and fragile objects or items up to 14 pounds, giving it added versatility. The strength of robotic grippers is generally measured in payload-to-weight ratio,” Yin says. graduate from NC State.

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Motion control and robotics troubleshooting and maintenance advice

Control Engineering

Motion control and robotics insights Motion control and robotics maintenance requires strong understand of all the components and mechanisms in a motor and a robot, which are sometimes intertwined. Robots can have up to 6-7 axes of motion or as few as 3. Figure 5: Robot coordinate axes and right-hand rule.

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Robo-gripper reflexively organizes cluttered spaces

Control Engineering

Robotics insights MIT researchers have developed a a pick-and-place robot with a gripper that grasps by reflex and can adapt if it fails to grasp an object the first time around. Looking to give robots a more nimble, human-like touch, MIT engineers have now developed a gripper that grasps by reflex.

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The fundamentals of troubleshooting in industrial automation

Control Engineering

More complex systems include servomechanisms, robotics, and machine vision. There are many different types of packaging machines, robots, pumps, conveyors, and material handling machines that have similar concepts behind them. There also are classifications of machinery that can be useful to know about.