Multimode Gripper (IMAGE)

Harvard John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Multimode Gripper

Caption

The gripper switches between three modes, which are suited to tasks that require maintaining a secure hold on an object or applying high pressure, precise finger positioning or in-hand manipulation, and passive adaptation to the shape of larger, delicate, or irregularly shaped objects. 

Credit

Harvard SEAS

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