Generic gripper—grabs your components

Abstract

Looks at a research project to design a generic robotic gripper able to assemble a PC board with electronic components as efficiently as possible. Discusses the concept of grouping electronic components into part families to allow for the design of a generic gripper to manipulate a component from each group. Outlines the design and operation of the gripper and the monitoring of its performance. Concludes that the concept of a low cost, low maintenance generic gripper compares favourably with specialized robotic end‐effectors.

Citation

Bright, G. and Martegoutte, S.L. (1995), "Generic gripper—grabs your components", Assembly Automation, Vol. 15 No. 4, pp. 24-26. https://doi.org/10.1108/01445159510103119