Concept of the EleTac gripper (IMAGE)

Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology

Concept of the EleTac gripper

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(a) Inspiration from the elephant trunk. (b) The soft pneumatic gripper closes using air pressure, enabling gentle and versatile grasping. (c) Through vision-based sensing, the gripper can perceive both contact with external objects and its own shape.

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Professor Van Anh Ho from Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

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