Robotic Gripper

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In robotics, an end effector is a device at the end of a robotic arm, designed to interact with the environment. The exact nature of this device depends on the application of the robot.End effectors may consist of a gripper or a tool. When referring to robotic prehension there are four general categories of robot grippers:1. Impactive: jaws or claws which physically grasp by direct impact upon the object.2. Ingressive: pins, needles or hackles which physically penetrate the surface of the object (used in textile, carbon and glass fiber handling).3. Astrictive: attractive forces applied to the objects surface (whether by vacuum, magneto- or electroadhesion).4. Contigutive: requiring direct contact for adhesion to take place (such as glue, surface tension or freezing).Here a Impactive gripper with 2 fingers, designed in Solidworks 2016. Furthermore, the two servo motors are also designed here in simplified format to help with later simulation. I have included all the parasolid files as well, (.x_t) so that users of other versions of Solidworks can access it. For the detailed design of a servo motor, check my models catalogue.