The Gripper That Dropped the Part We mounted a parallel pneumatic gripper on a robot. The gripper was rated for 40 N per finger. The part was a smooth aluminum cylinder, 200 g. On the bench, it held. On the robot, when the arm accelerated at 5 m/s², the part slipped out. The holding force …

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