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To demonstrate the feasibility of designing a versatile packaging machine for folding cartons of complex geometry and shapes.

The research conducts study of cartons of different geometry and shapes classifying them in suitable types and operations that a machine can understand, conceptualizing a machine that can handle such cartons, modeling and simulation of the machine, and finally design and development of the packaging machine.

It has been shown that such a versatile machine is a possibility; it just needs miniaturization and investment on its development when such machines could be a reality.

This research was aimed at proving the principle, but for practical implementation considerations need to be given for a compact, portable system incorporating sensors.

The design is unique in existence and has been shown to fold cartons of different complexity.

The purpose of this paper is to present the design and analysis of a robotic finger mechanism for robust industrial applications.

The resultant design is a compact rigid link finger, which is adaptive to different shapes and sizes providing necessary grasping features. A number of such fingers can be assembled to function as a special purpose end effector.

The mechanism removes a number of significant problems usually experienced with tendon‐based designs. The finger actuation mechanism forms a compact and positive drive unit within the end effector's body using solid mechanical linkages and integrated actuators.

The paper discusses the design issues associated with a limited number of actuators to operate in a constrained environment and presents various considerations necessary to ensure safe and reliable operations.

The design is original in existence and developed for special purpose handling applications that offers a strong and reliable system where space and safety is of prime concern.