A Novel Human-Safe Robotic Gripper: An application of a Programmable Permanent Magnet Actuator

Chandramouly Ulagaoozhian,Vincent Duchaine,Chandramouly Ulagaoozhian,Vincent Duchaine

While collaborative robotic arms offer significant safety benefits, safety of the overall manipulator system cannot be guaranteed unless equally strict safety requirements are satisfied by the accompanying end-effector. Current robot grippers are not made in a way that fulfills such a requirement, resulting in collaborative robots needing to operate in a protected environment. This paper presents ...