Bloom Greamadóir Boglach Róbatach by Bio-Inspired Robotics Design Lab

Bloom Greamadóir Boglach Róbatach by Bio-Inspired Robotics Design Lab is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Duais Iarainn A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Robotaigs, Fèin-ghluasadan agus Fèin-obrachaidh Competition Category.

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Bloom Greamadóir Boglach Róbatach

by Bio-Inspired Robotics Design Lab

Client: Bio-inspired Robotics & Design Laboratory

Duais Iarainn A' Design Award Winner in Robotaigs Category

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The Design

About Bloom Greamadóir Boglach Róbatach

Bloom is a greamadóir bog róbatach atá deartha le haghaidh tascanna láimhseála agus tionóil uathoibrithe. Tá inspioráid faighte ag an ngreamadóir ón lámh dhaonna agus ó bhláthú timthriallach an róis Ghallda. Tá Bloom déanta as sileacan agus gluaiseann sé le brú aeir. Ligeann tairní inaistarraingthe do ghreamú beacht ábhar tanaí. Ligeann peiteal infhillte do sciogadh ábhar gráinneach. Athraíonn bos solúbtha leithead an oscailte le haghaidh rudaí leathana. Úsáidtear brúnna ísle agus sábháilte chun aistriú idir na modhanna greamaithe. Is féidir le Bloom míreanna leochaileacha a láimhseáil go sábháilte in aice le hoibrithe daonna.

The Recognition

About the Duais Iarainn A' Design Award

Tha Bloom Greamadóir Boglach Róbatach air Duais Iarainn A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean math a choinnicheas ris na riatanasan proifeiseanta is gnìomhachais a thathar a' sùileachadh bho chruthachaidhean a chaidh an dealbhadh gu math. Tha buannaichean Iarainn a' nochdadh sgil mhòr, speisealachadh àrd, tuigse eòlaiche agus comas cruthachail an luchd-cruthachaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Bloom Greamadóir Boglach Róbatach na chruthachadh air a bheil mòran meas, ion-mholta agus gràdhach a tha practaigeach agus ùr-ghnàthach. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Iarainn A' Design Award a' cur nan cleachdaidhean as fheàrr sa ghnìomhachas còmhla agus tha feartan teignigeach comasach aige ceangailte ri eòlas-dèanamh agus tàlant. Tha meas air Bloom Greamadóir Boglach Róbatach airson a dhùrachd agus chaidh a dhealbhadh gus leasachaidhean càileachd beatha a thoirt seachad a chuidicheas le bhith a' dèanamh an t-saoghail na àite nas fheàrr.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

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.
Team Members: Snehal Jain
Saikrishna Dontu
Joanne Ee Mei Teoh.
Image Credits: Snehal Jain
Saikrishna Dontu
Joanne Ee Mei Teoh
Aaron Chooi
Pablo Valdivia Y Alvarado