Universal Robotic Gripper

[jamie_1930]

Originally Posted by marisaDKNY

Are there any teams out there thinking of researching this idea to implement it possibly to the FIRST Game?

I myself think it is a possibility and am planning to introduce this, as well as the jammer, to my team on Wednesday. However actually implementing, this scaled device, would depend greatly on the objects that we will be manipulating this year, but in addition a larger model would be great if it can be optimized during the season. I think this would be an interesting challenge to do for the season, but right now I'm sitting here wondering if we would legally be allowed to use this for in technology many things become patented, and I'm not 100% sure if University of Chicago would allow us to, however am hopeful they would. What do you guys think?

[dlavery]

I wonder how well it could pick up one of these:



-dave





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[JesseK]

[Insert random relation to water game here]

[Mark Holschuh]

Tennis anyone?

[Jared Russell]

Clearly we are going to be picking up pens this year!

[RoboMaster]

AARRAREARGAARGHHHHH!!!!


DAVE YOU QUIT MESSING WITH US!!!!
YOU'LL PAY FOR THAT!

[/stew]

[RMiller]

Originally Posted by Jared341

Clearly we are going to be picking up pens this year!

Or maybe penguins. Or maybe Nittany Lions.

[Daniel_LaFleur]

Originally Posted by dlavery

I wonder how well it could pick up one of these:



-dave





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... and so the red herring season begins


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[BJC]

Originally Posted by Mark Holschuh

Tennis anyone?

On the contrary, I believe we can now safely eliminate tennis balls from the long list of possible game objects for next year.
Thanks Dave!
Unless... no no no, he wouldn't give the game piece away that easily, would he? Of course, we would never know until the actual game. Better just to pretend that Dave simply randomly posted a tennis ball with no inherent meaning at all and forget the whole thing.

[rsisk]

Of course he did end his post with a morse code "e"

[Siri]

Originally Posted by rsisk

Of course he did end his post with a morse code "e"

Yay, pasta!

[jamie_1930]

Originally Posted by rsisk

Of course he did end his post with a morse code "e"

I believe I saw an "s" in there too

[Bjenks548]

Originally Posted by jamie_1930

I believe I saw an "s" in there too

Penn + e +s? Pennies? aka either the hardest surface to play on or 2 the hardest game piece to manipulate/ not let destroy your robot ever?

[RoboDesigners]

Originally Posted by lynca

We could use this for VEX Round-up right now !

Totally agree! (although there are probably easier ways to pick up those tubes...)

[lbarger]

Originally Posted by dlavery

I wonder how well it could pick up one of these:

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This thread was started to discuss the merit of a 'universal' gripper. It is shown gripping the fine rim of glassware which historically has been a challenge for classic and anthropomorphic grippers. If it is truly universal, it would also be able to grab a relatively large object as well. I too wonder how it would handle a tennis ball. How far around the side will it have to 'flow' before it would be able to pick up the tennis ball?