A prototype “hairy gripper” based on the mouths of ants has already been developed and tested with “excellent results”, ...

Researchers at the University of Edinburgh in the UK have built a prototype “hairy robotic gripper” that is inspired by the hairs found on ant jaws. Ants are not only excellent nest builders but are ...

OnRobot releases VGP30, a vacuum gripper designed for palletizing boxes and handling various surfaces, with a 30kg payload ...

Learn more. The list of reputable brands making high-quality robot vacuums doesn’t stretch long, but CR evaluates all of the mainstays, which run the spectrum between inexpensive and luxury.

Traditional robot grippers usually rely on compressed air (pneumatic systems), which use significant energy, are noisy, bulky, and not easily adaptable or safe for close interaction with people.

Robots in hotels aren't a new phenomenon, but this is the first one to be powered by IBM's Watson. Share Hilton Worldwide and IBM are collaborating to pilot a new Watson-enabled robot concierge ...

Tools like this can handle tasks that pre-built robotic grippers might damage or find challenging to manage. Another test involved the robot anchoring itself and adhering to various surfaces.

Ameca during the Mobile World Congress (MWC) in Barcelona. Humanoid robot Ameca, regarded as the world's most advanced humanoid robot, had a rather chilling answer when quizzed if humans would be ...

Kristie Nguy in MTC’s ‘The Robot Dog’. Photo: Tiffany Garvie. Imagine the year is 2042, you step into your childhood home for the first time in years, only to find the remnants of what’s been left ...

Taken together, these industrial robot arms consume multiple gigawatts of electrical power. Many of the gripper systems work pneumatically with compressed air, which can be unpleasantly loud.

The release marks OnRobot's highest payload gripper to date ... includes all the hardware and software needed for all leading robot brands. This press release features multimedia.