Grasping, carrying and placing of objects are the fundamental capabilities and common
operations for robots and robotic manipulators. Grippers are the most essential components …

Despite developments in robotics and automation technologies, several challenges need to
be addressed to fulfill the high demand for automating various manufacturing processes in …

The fragile structure of the tomato fruit body leads to susceptibility to bruising caused by the
aggressiveness of harvest and postharvest processes. Thus, grasping without damaging the …

In recent years, industrial robots have been applied to food production because of its huge
potential market. Although cooking large amount of foods are done by specially designed …

Robotic manipulators use contact forces to grasp and manipulate objects in their
environments. Fixtures rely on contacts to immobilize workpieces. Mobile robots and …

In this study, the impedance control for smoothly receiving the impact of an incoming object
is designed and realized. The control strategy is based on the idea that the back drive …

This paper discusses an active shaping method for an unknown rheological object by
considering the characteristics of viscoelasticity. By utilizing a four-element model for …

The operation object of the meal-assisting robot is a non-rigid food individual with complex
and differentiated physical characteristics, and the contact force between the spoon and the …

Fruit firmness is an important quality indicator that affects fruit storage and transportation.
Robot automation sorting is becoming a trend in fruit detection and sorting. During the …

Automation in the food industry is not as developed as that in the automotive industry
because of the difficulties in handling food products that vary significantly in shape, size, and …