A Locally-Adaptive, Parallel-Jaw Gripper with Clamping and Rolling Capable, Soft Fingertips for Fine Manipulation of Flexible Flat Cables
Jayden Chapman Gal Gorjup Anany Dwivedi Saori Matsunaga Toshisada Mariyama Bruce MacDonald Minas Liarokapis Jayden Chapman Gal Gorjup Anany Dwivedi Saori Matsunaga Toshisada Mariyama Bruce MacDonald Minas Liarokapis
Flexible flat cables (FFC) are very popular for connecting different components in modern electronics (e.g., mobile phones, laptops, tablets, etc.). The manipulation of FFCs typically relies on highly trained workers that spend hours performing the same repetitive processes, or on autonomous robotic systems that are equipped with simple clamping mechanisms or pneumatically driven suction cups. Suc...