Development of robot hand that grasps various items placed in various situations

Abstract

Due to the labor shortage, there is a strong need for automation of material handling and picking operations in logistics and manufacturing sites. Developed robot hand can grasps various items placed in various places, including small space. This makes it possible to automate the handling of various items in logistics and manufacturing sites. The robot hand is the size of a human arm and can switch between suction and pinching according to the situation of the item to be grasped. The robot hand has an independent controller and can be expected to be used in various industrial robot arms. In this paper, the advantages of the developed robot hand and the results of its application to a picking robot are presented.