Korea University of Technology and Education Industry-University Cooperation Foundation

Dawoo Fa Co., Ltd

Daegu Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology

Korea National University of Transportation Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation

Hae Sook Hwang

Sang Youn Kim

Kyoung Bok Jin

Dong Won Yun

Hyung Chul Kim

Tae Heon Yang

A present disclosure relates to a shape compliant electroadhesive gripper for picking up atypical objects having various shapes, sizes, and materials, and a shape compliant electroadhesive gripper according to one embodiment of the present disclosure includes a body, a shape compliant module disposed on the body, rigidity of the shape compliant modules being variably controllable, and an electroadhesive module disposed on the shape compliant module.

Shape compliant electroadhesive gripper

Disclosed herein is a shape compliant electroadhesive gripper for picking up an atypical object. The shape compliant electroadhesive gripper comprises a body, and an electroadhesive module disposed on the body and including an electrorheological elastomer, wherein, when a voltage is not applied, a shape of the electroadhesive module is deformed according to a shape of an external object coming into contact with the electroadhesive module, and when the voltage is applied, rigidity of the electrorheological elastomer is increased to maintain the shape of the electroadhesive module, and when the voltage is applied to the electroadhesive module, electroadhesion is made due to an electrostatic force generated between the electrorheological elastomer and the adjacent external object.

A shape compliant gripper with which an atypical object having various shapes, sizes and materials can be picked. The shape compliant gripper comprises a body and a shape compliant module disposed on the body and having rigidity capable of being variably controlled. Further, the shape compliant module comprises a magnetorheological elastomer, a magnet part, and a control part for controlling a position of the magnet part with respect to the magnetorheological elastomer.

Shape compliant gripper

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Hae Sook Hwang