Model-Free, Vision-Based Object Identification and Contact Force Estimation with a Hyper-Adaptive Robotic Gripper

Waris Hasan,Lucas Gerez,Minas Liarokapis,Waris Hasan,Lucas Gerez,Minas Liarokapis

Robots and intelligent industrial systems that focus on sorting or inspection of products require end-effectors that can grasp and manipulate the objects surrounding them. The capability of such systems largely depends on their ability to efficiently identify the objects and estimate the forces exerted on them. This paper presents an underactuated, compliant, and lightweight hyper-adaptive robot g...