Bloom Ohun Elo Adarọni Rirọ (Soft Robotic Gripper) by Bio-Inspired Robotics Design Lab is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award in Àpẹẹrẹ Rọ́bọ́tíìkì, Ẹ̀rọ Adáṣe àti Ìṣàdáṣe Competition Category.
IrinRọ́bọ́tíìkì· 2022
Bloom Ohun Elo Adarọni Rirọ (Soft Robotic Gripper)
by Bio-Inspired Robotics Design Lab
Client: Bio-inspired Robotics & Design Laboratory
Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award Winner in Rọ́bọ́tíìkì Category
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About Bloom Ohun Elo Adarọni Rirọ (Soft Robotic Gripper)
Bloom jẹ́ ohun elo adarọni rirọ tí a ṣe fún iṣẹ́ mímu àti ìpapọ̀ àwọn ohun èlò lọ́nà àdàyanri. A ṣe àpẹẹrẹ ohun elo yìí láti ọwọ́ ènìyàn àti láti inú bí ìtànná Gallic rose ṣe ń tẹ̀dó ní àyíká-ìṣe. A fi silikoni ṣe Bloom, tí ìfúnpá afẹ́fẹ́ sì ń mú kí ó ṣiṣẹ́. Àwọn èékánná tí ó lè fàsẹ́yìn ń fún un láàyè láti mú àwọn ohun tín-ínrín pẹ̀lú déédéé. Àwọn ewé tí ó lè ṣáyà ń jẹ́ kí ó lè ṣa àwọn ohun èlò oníhóró-hóró jọ. Àtẹ́lẹwọ́ rírọ̀ kan ń yí ìgbòrò ṣíṣí padà fún àwọn ohun tí ó tóbi. Wọ́n ń lo ìfúnpá kékeré àti ààbò láti yí padà láàrin àwọn ọ̀nà mímú yìí. Bloom lè mú àwọn ohun tí ó rọra ní ààbò, ní ìsúnmọ́ àwọn òṣìṣẹ́ ènìyàn.
The Recognition
About the Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award
Bloom Ohun Elo Adarọni Rirọ (Soft Robotic Gripper) jẹ́ olùborí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award, ìdánimọ̀ olókìkí tí a fún àwọn àwòṣe tó dára tí wọ́n pàdé àwọn ohun tí iṣẹ́ àti ilé-iṣẹ́ nílò tí a retí láti ọ̀dọ̀ àwọn ẹ̀dá tí a ṣàwòṣe dáradára. Àwọn olùborí Irin ń fi ìjáfáfá ńlá, ìmọ̀ pàtó gíga, òye ògbóǹtarìgì àti agbára ìṣẹ̀dá àwọn olùṣẹ̀dá wọn hàn. A retí pé Bloom Ohun Elo Adarọni Rirọ (Soft Robotic Gripper) yóò jẹ́ ẹ̀dá tí a kà sí gidigidi, tí a gbóríyìn fún tí a sì nífẹ̀ẹ́, tó wúlò tó sì ní ìmúṣẹ̀dá tuntun. Àwòṣe tó borí Àmì-ẹ̀yẹ Irin A' Design Award yìí ń kó àwọn ọ̀nà tó dára jùlọ ilé-iṣẹ́ jọ, ó sì ní àwọn ànímọ́ ìmọ̀-ẹ̀rọ tó péye tí a so mọ́ ìmọ̀ ṣíṣe àti ẹ̀bùn. A bọ̀wọ̀ fún Bloom Ohun Elo Adarọni Rirọ (Soft Robotic Gripper) nítorí ìfọ̀kànbalẹ̀ rẹ̀, a sì ṣàwòṣe rẹ̀ láti pèsè ìmúdára ìgbésí ayé tó ń ran ayé lọ́wọ́ láti di ibi tó dára jù.
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
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