XELA Robotics to Unveil First Ever Robotic Fingertips with Sensitive Nails at Automate
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XELA Robotics is set to showcase its groundbreaking robotic fingertips featuring sensitive nails at the Automate event.
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XELA Robotics is set to showcase its groundbreaking robotic fingertips featuring sensitive nails at the Automate event. These innovative tactile sensors promise enhanced dexterity and precision for robotic applications, potentially transforming industries reliant on fine motor skills. The introduction of these fingertips could significantly improve the interaction between robots and delicate objects.
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- XELA Robotics introduces robotic fingertips with sensitive nails at Automate.
- New tactile sensors enhance dexterity and precision in robotic applications.
- Potential to transform industries that rely on fine motor skills.
- Improved interaction between robots and delicate objects is expected.
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Company to display wide range of new tactile sensor capabilities
WHO:
XELA Robotics, a specialist in advanced 3D tactile sensors providing robots with a human sense of touch
WHAT:
The company will unveil several new major tactile sensor enhancements to its advanced uSkin® sensor technology for humanoid, robotic hands and grippers including the first ever robotic fingertips with sensitive nails for the precision grasping of very thin objects.
WHERE:
Chicago's McCormick Place, Humanoid Robot Pavilion, Booth 1888
WHEN:
Automate Exhibition Hours: June 22-24, 10am-5pm; and June 25, 10am-3pm
DETAILS:
XELA Robotics is focused on solving the problem of making robot hands as nimble and dexterous as human hands by providing them with a human sense of touch - a challenge which has limited the usefulness of humanoid and industrial robots in many applications.
In its show booth, XELA Robotics will provide several demonstrations of its cutting-edge technology including:
• an industry first six-axis, force-sensitive robotic fingertip with nail to enable the dexterous grasping of extremely thin objects including thin cards and keys and the conducting of actions as complex as scraping tape off a surface
• enhanced delicate grasping capabilities for its uSkin tactile sensors enabling the grasping and manipulating of extremely fragile objects. Visitors to XELA Robotics booth can participate in a cutting-edge pick-and-place demo involving a paper origami crane and a quail egg.
Its proprietary uSkin high-density three-axis tactiles sensors are compact and provide a spatial density that allows robots to understand how tightly they are gripping an object, as well as how it moves within their grasp. Built from a flexible elastomer, they conform to different object shapes, grippers and robot hands and can be customized to meet specific application needs across markets as diverse as manufacturing, logistics, warehousing and agriculture. The company's hardware and software solutions enable an advanced sense of touch in robots used in research labs and with industrial and commercial clients.
RSVP:
Excellent photo & video opportunities. To schedule an app't. and demo, send an email to Henry Feintuch or Doug Wright at XelaRobotics@feintuchpr.com with your media organization, email and cell number with preferred meeting times.
*uSkin is a registered trademark of XELA Robotics. All other trade names are the property of their respective owners.
— Originally published at roboticstomorrow.com
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