A Germany based Industrial automation company called Festo, recently developed a bionic gripper called “OctopusGripper’. The focus area of company includes a pneumatic servo pneumatic and electric automation technique. The new equipment is definitely attracting a lot of technical media attention lately. The name seems quite apt for this device. The inspiration came from a octopus tentacle. It has an edge because of its ability to grip object securely but softly. It can also pick up and hold a large variety of various shapes. You can always see in the video that shows how it picking up canister-shaped things, water bottles, glass, as well as balls. The team adds, “The octopus is a fascinating creature. As it has no skeleton and is made almost entirely of soft muscle, it is also extremely flexible and manoeuvrable. This not only means it can swim agilely in all directions, but also grip a wide range of objects in a form-fitting manner.”
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