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Innovative wooden robotic gripper can withstand high temperature and is simple fabricate

Asst Prof Tan Swee Ching (centre), together with team members Mr Qu Hao (left) and Ms Bai Lulu ((right), have developed a wooden gripper that is driven by changes in moisture, temperature and lighting in the environment.

Most robotic grippers are made using either soft plastics - to pick up objects without damaging them – that melt at high temperatures, or metals which are stiff and costly. A team of researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS), together with their collaborators from the Northeast Forest University, have created a wooden robotic gripper that could be used in a very hot environment and yet maintain a tender touch.
This innovative wooden robotic gripper also has another advantage – it is driven by changes in moisture, temperature and lighting in the environment, hence lowering energy consumption.

“Wood has excellent mechanical properties, natural deformation, available in large reserves, and is relatively cheap. In our latest work, we have shown that wood-based robotic grippers can overcome the limitations of traditional actuators and manipulators,” explained Assistant Professor Tan Swee Ching, who leads a research team from the Department of Materials Science and Engineering under the NUS College of Design and Engineering.

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