Yster Robotika · 2022
Bloom Sagte Robotiese Grypertjie
by Bio-Inspired Robotics Design Lab
- A' Design Award in Yster 2022 in Robotika
- CLIENT: Bio-inspired Robotics & Design Laboratory
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 19,474
- Verification code 16AE2110B3 · Verify this award
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About Bloom Sagte Robotiese Grypertjie
Bloom is 'n sagte robotiese gryper wat ontwerp is vir outomatiese hanterings- en samestellingstake. Die gryper is geïnspireer deur die menslike hand en deur die sikliese blomtyd van die Gallieseroos. Bloom word van silikoon gemaak en word deur lugdruk beweeg. Intrekbare naels maak presiese vasgryp van dun voorwerpe moontlik. Voubare blomblare maak dit moontlik om korrelrige materiale op te skep. 'n Buigsame palm verander die openingswydte vir breë voorwerpe. Lae en veilige drukvlakke word gebruik om tussen die gryp-modusse te wissel. Bloom kan delikate voorwerpe veilig naby menslike werkers hanteer.
About the A' Design Award in Yster
Bloom Sagte Robotiese Grypertjie is 'n wenner van die A' Design Award in Yster, 'n prestigieuse erkenning wat toegeken word aan goeie ontwerpe wat voldoen aan die professionele en industriële vereistes wat van goed ontwerpte skeppings verwag word. Wenners in Yster toon groot vaardigheid, hoë spesialisasie, kundige begrip en die kreatiewe vermoë van hul skeppers. Daar word verwag dat Bloom Sagte Robotiese Grypertjie 'n hoog aangeskrewe, bewonderde en gekoesterde skepping is wat prakties en innoverend is. Hierdie ontwerp wat die A' Design Award in Yster gewen het, integreer die beste praktyke in die bedryf en het bekwame tegniese kenmerke gekoppel aan kundigheid en talent. Bloom Sagte Robotiese Grypertjie word gerespekteer vir sy deeglikheid en is ontwerp om verbeterings in lewensgehalte te bied wat help om die wêreld 'n beter plek te maak.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Bloom is a bio-inspired, pneumatically actuated, shape morphing soft robotic gripper that is capable of on-site rapid workspace reconfigurability. It features passive retractable nails, bi-directional foldable petals, and a flexible palm to adapt to various grasping and manipulation tasks. The ability to rapidly reconfigure grasping workspace on-the-fly allows Bloom to perform assembly tasks consisting of highly varying subtasks, a feat previously not possible using conventional rigid or existing soft grippers.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 115 x 115 x 152mm
- Tags
- Soft Robotics, Soft Robots, Bio-Inspired Design, Biomimicry, Robotics, Material Science
- Production Technology
- Design Optimization using FEA, 3D Printing, Silicone Moulding & Casting
- Design Challenge
- Consumer goods, logistics, and food industries have been benefiting from robotic intervention to meet evolving demands. In such industries, reliable robotic handling of food rely on versatile gripper interfaces with comprehensive and adaptive capabilities. Compared to traditional rigid grippers, Bloom, a state-of-the-art soft gripper utilizes compliant soft actuators made using functional hyperelastic materials, allowing it to grasp a wider range of geometries safely and reliably.
- Research
- Silicone and air are both soft materials and are the main components in this soft gripper. Because of this, Bloom is able to interface with soft objects safely and effectively.
Bloom can be used in many circumstances including food preparation and healthcare. Because of its material compliance, it is able to work closely with delicate objects and human coworkers. Thus, narrowing the gap between robots and humans. - Inspiration
- A product of the Bio-Inspired Robotics Design (BRD) Lab at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), Bloom was inspired by both the dexterity of the human hand and the intentional cyclic blooming of the Rosa gallica (Gallic Rose). Mimicking the function of the corpus unguis, (human fingernail) Bloom, can grasp objects as thin as 300 microns, large objects as heavy as 1.4kgs, while being able to scoop objects as small as 1.5 millimeters in radius.
- Project Duration
- The project concluded in February 2021, at the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD)
- Operation Flow
- Bloom features retractable nails to help in precision grasping of small and thin objects. An optimized bi-directional flap design allows for scooping actions for granular objects such as grains, jelly or scrambled eggs. A multi-material palm design allows for changing Bloom’s aperture for wide objects. Bloom utilizes low, safe pressures (-80kPa to 60kPa) to switch between and operate the various grasping modes.
- Image Credits
- Snehal Jain
Saikrishna Dontu
Joanne Ee Mei Teoh
Aaron Chooi
Pablo Valdivia Y Alvarado
