A low-cost reconfigurable gripper for assembly and disassembly tasks in white industry

IFAC Proceedings Volumes (IFAC-PapersOnline)

Volumn 8, Issue PART 1, 2006, Pages

  Molfino, Rezia ^a   Razzoli, Roberto P ^a   Zoppi, Matteo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Assembly; Automation; Design; Handling; Manipulation

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; COSTS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); DESIGN; GRIPPERS; WASHING;

ALTERNATIVE SOLUTIONS; ELECTRO-MECHANICAL PRODUCTS; FLEXIBLE ASSEMBLY; HANDLING; HIGH DEGREE OF FREEDOM; INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS; MANIPULATION; PRODUCTION SYSTEM;

ASSEMBLY;

EID: 80051593493     PISSN: 14746670     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.3182/20060906-3-it-2910.00084     Document Type: Conference Paper

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