Bloom نرمه رباوټیکي نیونکی (Soft Robotic Gripper) by Bio-Inspired Robotics Design Lab

Bloom نرمه رباوټیکي نیونکی (Soft Robotic Gripper) by Bio-Inspired Robotics Design Lab is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 د اوسپنې A' Design Award جایزه in د روباټیکس، اتومیټون او اتومیشن ډیزاین Competition Category.

اوسپنهروباټیکس· 2022

Bloom نرمه رباوټیکي نیونکی (Soft Robotic Gripper)

by Bio-Inspired Robotics Design Lab

Client: Bio-inspired Robotics & Design Laboratory

د اوسپنې A' Design Award جایزه Winner in روباټیکس Category

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The Design

About Bloom نرمه رباوټیکي نیونکی (Soft Robotic Gripper)

بلوم یو نرمه رباوټیکي نیونکی دی چې د اتومات ډول د اداره کولو او مونتاژ دندو لپاره ډیزاین شوی. دا نیونکی د انسان له لاس او د ګالیک ګل (Gallic rose) له دوراني ښکلاریدو نه الهام اخلي. بلوم د سیلیکون څخه جوړ شوی او د هوايي فشار له لارې خوځول کیږي. بیرته راکشیدونکي ننګونې (نیلونه) د نری شیانو دقیق نیول ممکن کوي. برابرېدونکي پاڼې د دانه ډوله موادو راټولولو ته اجازه ورکوي. یو انعطاف منونکی لاسپوڅی د پراخو شیانو لپاره د خلاصیدو پلوالی بدلوي. د نیولو ډولونو ترمنځ د تبادلې لپاره ټیټ او خوندي فشارونه کارول کیږي. بلوم کولی شي حساس شیان په خوندي ډول د انسان کارګرانو نږدې اداره کړي.

The Recognition

About the د اوسپنې A' Design Award جایزه

Bloom نرمه رباوټیکي نیونکی (Soft Robotic Gripper) د اوسپنې A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی دی، یوه ویاړلې پېژندنه چې ښو ډیزاینونو ته ورکول کېږي چې هغه مسلکي او صنعتي اړتیاوې پوره کوي چې له ښه ډیزاین شویو جوړښتونو څخه تمه کېږي. د اوسپنې ګټونکي د خپلو جوړوونکو لویه مهارت، لوړه تخصص، کارپوهانه پوهه او خلاقي وړتیا ښيي. له Bloom نرمه رباوټیکي نیونکی (Soft Robotic Gripper) څخه تمه کېږي چې یو ډېر ارزښتناک، ستایل شوی او ګران جوړښت وي چې عملي او نوښتګر دی. دا د اوسپنې A' Design Award جایزې ګټونکی ډیزاین د صنعت غوره کړنلارې یو ځای کوي او وړ تخنیکي ځانګړتیاوې لري چې له پوهې او استعداد سره تړلي دي. Bloom نرمه رباوټیکي نیونکی (Soft Robotic Gripper) د خپل دقت له امله درناوی کېږي او د ژوند د کیفیت داسې ښه والی وړاندې کولو لپاره ډیزاین شوی چې نړۍ یو ښه ځای ګرځولو کې مرسته کوي.

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