End Effectors / Grippers

The winning robot of the MassRobotics Form & Function Challenge was Northeastern University’s Soft Robotic Arm Screwdriver.

Amazon’s Vulcan robot uses touch and AI to pick and stow 75% of warehouse items. Amazon previewed Vulcan during a keynote at Robotics Summit & Expo 2025.

Glacier said this investment comes after recycling robot deployments in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, and Phoenix.

Experts from RightHand Robotics, Accutech, and SIMPL Automation will explain the potential of lights out warehouses.

At the Engineering Theater, attendees can learn from some of the world’s leading robotics developers and component providers.

TITAN is PIAP Space’s response to the challenges surrounding servicing in-orbit satellites, currently a costly and timely process.

In this free webinar, executives from ABB, Ambi Robotics, and Plus One will discuss how AI and robotic picking have evolved.

This case stand out for its dexterous hand hardware that serves as the vehicle for effectively conducting physical work, Sanctuary AI said.

Sanctuary AI uses Isaac Lab to train its hydraulic hands to perform cutting-edge manipulation tasks, in simulation and in reality.

Off-the-shelf automation is different from turnkey systems, and it offers unique benefits, explains OnRobot CCO James Taylor.

ANSCER Robotics is expanding into the U.S. market, bringing low-cost mobile robots for scalable, flexible fleets.

PSYONIC offers the Ability Hand, which has integrated sensors that detect pressure when the user grips an object.

Aescape has announced partnerships with industry leaders in hospitality, corporate wellness, luxury real estate, and professional sports.

Aaron Parness will share how Amazon is giving its robot arms a sense of touch to perform tasks in high-clutter and high-contact environments.

Researchers from the GRAIL lab at NYU have developed AnySense, an app for gathering visual training data for robotics models.

Sanctuary AI said its integrated tactile sensors will facilitate teleoperation and provide richer data for training embodied AI models.

WPI said soft robotic arms tend to be weaker, more shaky, and less precise than traditional robot arms made from rigid materials.

Nitinol has superelastic properties that allow medical devices using it to compress to a lower profile when placed in a patient.

Humanoid robots have captured public imagination and investment, but developers still need to solve manipulation, safety, and scale problems.

Versius is the second most-used soft-tissue surgical robot on the market and applies to a range of specialties, according to CMR Surgical.

Robotic gripper changes can increase efficiency and adaptability in CNC machining, says Tezmaksan Robot Technologies’ CEO.

TESOLLO’s new DG-5F humanoid robot hand, with 20 DoF and a built-in gripping algorithm, launches in March.