Development of electronics and software to enable an integrated solution for a novel force measurement feedback system for robot grippers.

The previous I4M project related to this development focused and resolved integration of measurement hardware into a gripper design. This initial prototype was successful and proved the concept that the integrated hardware could measure the resultant force generated during gripper operations. However, the solution had a low TRL and used lab-based data acquisition. This project is aimed at raising the TRL, by miniaturizing and integrating the data acquisition system into the gripper body using off-the-shelf components as opposed to expensive development systems. In addition, new software will be needed to control this new feedback loop and to connect it to the mother robot using the gripper.