A robot hand including: a first finger member; an intermediate member that is rotatably connected to the first finger member; a second finger member that is rotatably connected to the intermediate member; and a guide member that is rotatably connected to the second finger member and includes a first guider. The first finger member includes a first guide follower that is rotatably and movably disposed in the first guider.

A gripper for industrial manipulators includes a body, inside which an electric motor is housed, and a turnable portion is constrained to the body. Jaws movable toward and away from each other to hold and release a piece are present on the turnable portion. The electric motor is intended for imparting rotations to the turnable portion while the piece is held between the jaws. A pneumatic actuator, for example a piston, controls the opening of the jaws to release the piece. The electric actuator and the pneumatic actuator remain separate and do not interact while the electric actuator is on. Vice-versa, the electric actuator and the pneumatic actuator are integral while the pneumatic actuator is active. The gripper is particularly adapted for being used in inspection systems of the carousel type, for checking the quality of containers and vials in the pharmaceutical industry.

A gripping device for a robot includes a base and at least two gripper assemblies. Each gripper assembly includes a gripping finger and a first link assembly. In a first gripping mode, the gripping fingers are in a first state, and the first link assemblies are configured to drive the gripping fingers to move inward and contact a target object. In a second gripping mode, the gripping fingers are in the first state, and the first link assemblies are configured to drive the gripping fingers to move outward and contact the target object. In a third gripping mode, the first link assemblies are configured to drive the gripping fingers switch to the second state from the first state, and drive the gripping fingers to move inward and contact the target object in cooperation with the first link assemblies.

An end effector of a wafer transfer system includes synchronously movable blades operable to hold and release wafers. The end effector comprises an end effector housing including a first blade mount coupled to a first blade, a second blade mount coupled to a second blade, and an actuator operable to move the blade mounts on respective linear rails. The actuator includes a longitudinally movable piston coupled to the respective blade mounts by respective actuator links. The actuator links are pivotally coupled to the longitudinally movable piston at respective first ends thereof and to the first and second blade mounts at respective second ends thereof wherein moving the piston towards a retracted position causes the blades to synchronously move laterally towards each other and moving the piston towards the retracted position causes the blades to synchronously move laterally away from each other so as to hold or release a wafer.

A robot head for withdrawing and transferring glass containers between two different conveyor groups includes a series of gripping members for withdrawing the glass containers carried by a first conveyor and releasing the containers on a second conveyor, wherein the gripping members of the robot head withdraw together all the glass containers carried by the first conveyor when the movement of the conveyor is stopped so as to enable a withdrawal of the containers. The robot head further includes a mechanism for the movement and variation in position of the gripping members with respect to each other, wherein the mechanism moves the gripping members of the glass containers from a first distance corresponding to the extraction distance from the first conveyor to a second depositing distance of the containers on the second conveyor.

A system that includes a vertical farming facility; a plant receptacle including a base element providing a cavity for a plant and at least two rim portions that extend outwardly from opposing sides of the base element, the at least two rim portions are part of a single-piece circumferential rim of the base element; and a gripper for handling the plant or the plant receptacle; the gripper includes a gripper head with a first and second gripping element, the first gripping element includes two first lateral holding arms and the second gripping element includes two second lateral holding arms; the gripper head is transferable between a clamping position, in which the first and second gripping elements clamp the plant or the plant receptacle, and a release position, in which the first and second gripping elements release the plant or the plant receptacle.

A grip device is provided. A grip device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure includes: a first finger; a second finger facing the first finger; a first link part including a first guide slot and supporting the first finger; a second link part supporting the second finger and including a second guide slot, intersecting the first link part; a hinge configured to move inside the first guide slot and second guide slot and connecting the first link part and the second link part at an intersection point of the first link part and second link part; a first actuator configured to adjust a distance between the first finger and second finger by moving the first link part and/or the second link part; and a second actuator configured to move the hinge inside the first guide slot and second guide slot.

An electric gripper is disclosed and includes a carrier, an actuator, two dual-lever assemblies and an angle sensor. The actuator is disposed on the carrier and includes a sliding portion. The two dual-lever assemblies are disposed on the carrier and located at two opposite lateral sides of the sliding portion. Each of the two dual-lever assemblies includes a driving lever, a limiting lever and a gripping piece. The driving levers are staggered to each other. The limiting levers are staggered to each other. When the sliding portion slides a first distance in the first direction, the sliding portion drives the driving levers to rotate an angle, and the gripping pieces move toward each other to displace a second distance in a second direction. The angle sensor is disposed on the carrier and configured to measure the angle, to correspond to the first distance and the second distance.

A gripper for gripping an item, particularly a plate shaped item, includes a base, and a first jaw member and a second jaw member movable to grip the item. To ensure release of the item from the jaw members and thereby precise delivery of the item, the gripper comprises a guard structure forming contact surfaces located such that inner surfaces of the other jaw member moves between positions on opposite sides of the contact surface when the item is gripped and released.

A spatial parallel mechanism comprises a platform. Three or more legs configured for extending from a base or ground to the platform, each leg has a distal link, one or more distal joint providing one rotational degree of freedom (DOF) about a distal rotational axis, the distal joint connecting a distal end of the distal link to the platform. A proximal joint provides at least two rotational DOFs at the proximal end of the distal link. Assemblies of joints and links provide DOFs to each said leg between the proximal joint and the base or ground. The distal rotational axes of the three legs are parallel to one another.