SoftGripping Flexible Grippers Review: Specs, Price and Applications
SoftGripping flexible grippers, supplied by Essential Robot Products, let users assemble individual grippers or multi-actuator systems from pneumatically driven elastic actuators. The approach allows simple, robust and lightweight designs.
Configurations with 2, 3, 4 or 8 fingers are available. Soft, adaptive gripping surfaces provide a robust grip and safe collaboration with humans, and the grippers are aimed at service robotics and agile automation, especially food handling and logistics.
Quick Verdict
A modular soft-gripping kit that handles varied, delicate products without precise positioning, well suited to food and logistics.
SoftGripping Flexible Grippers at a Glance
Specification | Details |
Gripper type | Pneumatic soft finger grippers |
Actuators | Elastic, pneumatically driven |
Finger counts | 2, 3, 4 or 8 |
Surfaces | Soft and adaptive |
Collaboration | Safe with humans |
Applications | Food handling, logistics, service robotics |
Price | Request a quote |
Design and Operating Principle
Soft actuators bend when pressurised and wrap around the product, so they adapt to shape variation and do not need exact positioning.
Building grippers from individual actuators lets users choose finger count and layout for each product, from two-finger pinches to eight-finger enveloping grips.
Low weight and soft contact make them suitable for cobots working near people.
Integration and Selection
Choose finger count and arrangement for the product range and configure pneumatic control for grip and release. Test on the softest and heaviest items.
Plan cleaning for food applications.
Industry Applications
Industry | Typical use |
Food | Handling fruit, vegetables and baked goods |
Logistics | Picking varied items |
Service robotics | Gentle object handling |
Retail | Order picking |
Functional Uses
Delicate product handling
Variable shape gripping
Multi-finger configurations
Human-robot collaboration
Pros and Cons
Advantages
Modular finger counts
Gentle, adaptive grip
Lightweight
Safe for collaboration
Limitations
Payload data not on A3
Pneumatic control needed
Soft materials wear
Who Should Consider the SoftGripping Flexible Grippers?
SoftGripping grippers suit food and logistics automation with varied items.
Price and Availability
Price: Request a quote. Essential Robot Products supplies SoftGripping grippers in North America and prices it by configuration and quantity. Budget for fingers or adapters, mounting, air or electrical connections and commissioning as part of the complete installation.
Further Reading
SoftGripping Flexible Grippers FAQ
What finger counts are available?
2, 3, 4 or 8 fingers.
How are they driven?
By pneumatically driven elastic actuators.
Are they safe near people?
Yes, soft surfaces support safe collaboration.
Which applications suit them?
Food handling and logistics in particular.
Can individual grippers be assembled?
Yes, individual or multi-actuator systems.
How much do they cost?
Request a quote from Essential Robot Products.
