The Vacuum Cup That Dropped the Carton Every Other Cycle We picked up cardboard cartons with a single Ø50 mm vacuum cup. The holding force was calculated at about 12 N (at -60 kPa). The carton weighed 0.5 kg (5 N). The math said it would hold. On the floor, it dropped every other cycle. …

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