Ferro Robotica · 2022
Bloom Pinza robotica morbida
by Bio-Inspired Robotics Design Lab
- A' Design Award di Ferro 2022 in Robotica
- CLIENT: Bio-inspired Robotics & Design Laboratory
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 19,474
- Verification code 16AE2110B3 · Verify this award
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About Bloom Pinza robotica morbida
Bloom è una pinza robotica morbida progettata per operazioni automatizzate di manipolazione e assemblaggio. La pinza si ispira alla mano umana e alla fioritura ciclica della rosa gallica. Bloom è realizzata in silicone ed è azionata dalla pressione dell'aria. Unghie retrattili consentono la presa precisa di oggetti sottili. Petali ripiegabili permettono di raccogliere materiali granulari. Un palmo flessibile modifica l'ampiezza di apertura per gli oggetti di grandi dimensioni. Per passare da una modalità di presa all'altra si utilizzano pressioni basse e sicure. Bloom è in grado di manipolare oggetti delicati in totale sicurezza accanto agli operatori umani.
About the A' Design Award di Ferro
Bloom Pinza robotica morbida ha vinto l'A' Design Award di Ferro, un riconoscimento prestigioso conferito a buoni design che soddisfano i requisiti professionali e industriali attesi da creazioni ben progettate. I vincitori di Ferro dimostrano la grande abilità, l'elevata specializzazione, la comprensione esperta e la capacità creativa dei loro creatori. Ci si aspetta che Bloom Pinza robotica morbida sia una creazione molto apprezzata, ammirata e amata, pratica e innovativa. Questo design vincitore dell'A' Design Award di Ferro integra le migliori pratiche del settore e ha caratteristiche tecniche competenti legate a know-how e talento. Bloom Pinza robotica morbida è rispettato per la sua accuratezza ed è progettato per offrire miglioramenti della qualità della vita che aiutano a rendere il mondo un posto migliore.
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- 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.
- Image Credits
- Snehal Jain
Saikrishna Dontu
Joanne Ee Mei Teoh
Aaron Chooi
Pablo Valdivia Y Alvarado
