View Full Version : FlexShapeGripper, gripping modelled on a chameleon’s tongue, Festo AG & Co. KG, Esslingen am Neckar, Germany
Airicist
27th March 2015, 12:51
Developer - Festo AG & Co. KG (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?1783)
Home page - festo.com/flexshapegripper (https://www.festo.com/flexshapegripper)
Robots chameleons (https://pr.ai/forumdisplay.php?1962)
Airicist
27th March 2015, 12:52
https://youtu.be/m7l-87r4oOY
Published on Mar 27, 2015
Gripping modelled on a chameleon’s tongue: by inverting its elastic silicone cap, the FlexShapeGripper can pick up, gather and set back down the widest range of objects in one procedure – without the need for a manual conversion.
Airicist
16th April 2019, 10:56
https://youtu.be/c1vxuhYwPKY
Festo - The adaptive shape gripper DHEF
Published on Apr 16, 2019
From bionics project to a series product released for sale: DHEF
Gripping workpieces just as a chameleon's tongue grips insects – that is the operating principle of the adaptive shape gripper DHEF. The adaptive shape gripper grips energy-efficiently and reliably when combined with a pneumatic drive.