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A Universal Robots collaborative robotic arm with a Robotiq gripper. | Source: Robotiq
ASTM International introduced that its robotics, automation and autonomous techniques committee is creating a typical, WK83863, based mostly on the grasp energy of robotic end-effectors.
The proposed customary is for a check methodology that evaluates an end-effector’s grasp energy to raised decide its capabilities like limits of payload dimension and resistance to tug and push forces throughout operation.
The customary outlines two main kinds of grasps: pinch and wrap. With a pinch grasp, the usual will measure how nicely the end-effector performs precision greedy. An finish effector’s efficiency with energy greedy is measured with a wrap grasp.
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“These grasp-type end-effector performance standards will be useful to producers of these technologies as methods to characterize their performance, ultimately helping both end-users and integrators to match capabilities to application needs,” Joe Falco, ASTM International member, mentioned. “Additionally, researchers and developers will benefit from a common set of benchmarks for improving end-effector designs.”
This customary will assist to stipulate higher the capabilities of various sorts of end-effectors with numerous designs. By outlining a unified framework for these robotic grippers and efficiency metrics, end-users and builders can have a greater understanding of the uncooked traits of the know-how they’re working with.
You will be taught extra about ASTM’s requirements work on the Robotics Summit & Expo (May 10-11 in Boston), the world’s main occasion centered on business robotics improvement. The occasion is produced by The Robot Report. Adam Norton, chairman of ASTM International’s Committee F45 on Robotics, Automation, and Autonomous Systems, will current an outline of the committee’s current and upcoming actions. Norton will even maintain an interactive dialogue in the course of the session to assemble trade suggestions on suggestions for future requirements developments to make sure alignment with the group’s wants, each from a developer and consumer perspective.
Aaron Prather, director of ASTM’s robotics & autonomous techniques applications, was just lately a visitor on The Robot Report Podcast. He mentioned the present state of robotic requirements at ASTM, particularly with Committee F45, and talked about a few of the pitfalls that younger robotics corporations can journey over when trying to promote their options to a big fortune 500 firm like FedEx, for which he served as senior technical advisor for a few years. You can take heed to that podcast episode under. The interview with Prather begins on the 19:20 mark.