Bionic grippers and soft robots

Future concepts from the Bionic Learning Network

All natural movements tell a story of adaptation and efficiency, whether these are the precise finger movements of a pianist, the skilful catching techniques of a chameleon or the powerful plucking ability of an elephant's trunk. Over the years, our bionics team has developed a large number of bionic grippers and pneumatic lightweight robot arms, all of which can effortlessly execute the flowing motion sequences of their natural counterparts. Click through our bionic concepts that provideinspiration for our core business of automation technology.


From the bionic concept to the series product

Gripping has always played an important role in the Bionic Learning Network. Nature is often a source of amazing ideas and new solutions for industrial applications. Numerous bionic gripping applications have already been developed as part of the network’s interdisciplinary research work, and this has led to two concepts being developed into series products.