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Topologically Optimized Compliant Gripper with Real-Time Force Feedback for Delicate Object Grasping

Run-TimeApril/2025 - March/2026
Project management
  • Mathias Brandstötter
  • Project staff
  • Lakshmi Srinivas Gidugu
  • Emma Schneider
  • ForschungsschwerpunktRobotik
    Studiengang
  • Systems Engineering
  • ForschungsprogrammProof-of-Concept
    Förderinstitution/Auftraggeber
  • AWS Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH
  • This project develops a topologically optimized compliant gripper with real-time force feedback for precise and damage-free object grasping. The gripper integrates capacitive sensors and a PID-controlled closed-loop system to adjust grip force dynamically. The Gripper is tested on the Tinkerkit Braccio arm for demonstrating grasping tasks; it ensures adaptability for applications in medical robotics, warehouse automation, and agriculture, enhancing efficiency and reducing damage rates.

    • AWS Austria Wirtschaftsservice Gesellschaft mbH (Fördergeber/Auftraggeber)
    • FH Kärnten - gemeinnützige Gesellschaft mbH (Forschung) (Lead Partner)