Festo at the Hannover Messe 2017New bionic approaches for robotics
The engineers from Festo's Bionic Learning Network are presenting new concepts for robotics at the Hannover Messe 2017. Models from nature served as inspiration: the elephant's trunk and octopus tentacles.
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... from Festo's Bionic Learning Network is the so-called OctopusGripper - a bionic gripper derived from the octopus tentacle. It consists of a soft silicone structure that can be controlled pneumatically. When it is filled with compressed air, the tentacle bends inwards and can wrap itself gently and positively around the object being gripped. As with its natural model, two rows of actively and passively controlled suction cups are attached to the inside of the silicone tentacle. This allows the OctopusGripper ...