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Customizable Grippers for Collaborative Robots Tasked with Multi-Size Objects



On Robot's RG6 grippers offer higher force, greater payload and longer stroke to benefit cobots tasked with handling various sized objects in machining, material handling and packaging.

On Robot, a Danish manufacturer of innovative electric grippers for collaborative robots (cobots), has launched a flexible and energy-efficient gripper for cobots tasked with handling objects of various sizes. Easy to install on the arm of a cobot and simple to program, the RG6 is a bigger and stronger version of the company's RG2. This higher adjustable force (25N to 120N) enables three times higher payload (6-8 kg or 13.2-17.6 lbs.) and wider stroke (160 mm or 6.3"), ideal for manufacturers automating the movement of delicate or heavy objects in applications such as pick and place, computer numerical control (CNC), machine tending, packaging and palletizing and assembly.

"Created after an extensive survey of our distributors worldwide, the RG6 extends the capabilities of the RG2 by providing an ideal user-friendly gripper that handles much larger objects," said Gary Eliasson, General Manager, North America, On Robot. "The RG6 is powerful and strong, as a large number of customers have requested, but it is still as simple, easy to install and safe as the RG2, with no external wires and an infinite rotation of the end joint, which makes them as flexible and dexterous as the robotic arm itself."

"Like the RG2, the RG6 is an electric gripper instead of traditional compressed air solutions that take up large amounts of space, are energy-intensive and too complicated for many users. Compatible with all Universal Robots cobot arms, the RG6-which mounts the arm with factory-installed safety shields-is easy and fast to install, enabling operators to quickly modify assembly on the factory floor without the assistance of an engineer," said a company spokesperson.

In addition to greater force, stroke and payload, the RG6 includes many of the same features as the RG2:

  • Simple and intuitive programming that lets operators easily choose what they need the gripper to do, and the gripper then responds with flexible motion
  • Customizable fingertips to fit production requirements
  • Dual grippers support without the need for extra wiring
  • Assisted center-of-gravity calculation that lets users enter the weight of the payload and let the robot calculate the rest. This makes programming easier, enhancing overall productivity and improving safety by enabling more accurate robot arm movements.
  • Automatic Tool Center Point (TCP) calculation on how the robot arm moves around the calculated TCP of an object, depending on the position in which the gripper is mounted, for easier programming and use.
  • Continuous grip indication that allows the gripper to discern any lost or deliberately removed object.

For more information

On Robot

info@onrobot.com

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