Dave Singh | Mechanical Engineering

Designed and assembled robotic end-effector tasked with maintaining its grasp on an object while swinging. The fingers are closed when pulled together by string that is wound around the rotating motor shaft. For material selection, I analyzed the loads exerted on the gripper and chose mostly laser-cut acrylic and 3D-printed custom plastic parts. This optimized the design for a lightweight, but strong build.

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This gripper was the second lightest in the class, of passing teams. This project was done in collaboration with 6 peers.