When I was little, by rubbing a pen on my woolen jumper, It was able to lift pieces of paper and other very light objects.
At the time, this phenomenon probably only helped to get a friend to discover the fun of static electricity, but this same principle applies today to robotics, picking up, handling and carrying things Much better than we’ve been in the past. Researchers at EPFL (Lausanne Polytechnic University) are developing a technology that was first used in 2013 by his US company Grabit to provide electrostatic grippers for warehouse operations.
Grabit and EPFL innovations optimize traditional mechanical arms used on the assembly line, Something that applies pressure to grab, lift, or move an item It can damage fragile items. Softer robots exist for picking up objects using the vacuum effect, but they don’t work for all objects.
How do robot arms work with static electricity?
To lift items, a new robotic arm uses electrostatic attraction generated by bands with an applied electric field. The band works like the fingers of your hand and can lift up to 80 times your weight. For any object that is not affected by electromagnetic fields.
Since electrostatic fingers do not require mechanical pressure to lift an object, Great tool for working with flimsy, brittle and fragile pieces. They have proven very useful in many areas by simplifying the mechanisms required to perform tasks and reducing maintenance.
“They act like the fingers of a hand and can lift up to 80 times their body weight.”
consume less energy
These innovative robots also have economic advantages. They are cheaper to manufacture than traditional robotic arms, Consume much less energy. In this way they become more sustainable and benefit the environment.
sauce: Gizmag and The Barge.
