Hanover Fair 2019New bionics projects from Festo
With its combination of strength, dexterity and fine motor skills, the human hand is one of nature's miracle tools. Festo has recreated this with its 'BionicSoft-Hand' robotic hand. Festo will be showcasing this and other bionics projects at the Hannover Messe 2019.
... 'BionicMotionRobot' (pictured) from Festo, whose range of applications has been significantly expanded with the 'BionicSoftArm'. This is made possible by its modular design: it can be combined with up to seven pneumatic bellows segments and rotary actuators. This gives it maximum flexibility in terms of reach and mobility and allows it to work around obstacles in the tightest of spaces if required. At the same time, it is inherently compliant and, according to Festo, can work safely with humans. Direct human-robot collaboration should be just as possible with the 'BionicSoftArm' as its use in classic SCARA applications, for example pick-and-place tasks. Also from Festo is ...