Gripper with One Degree of Freedom for Prototiping of an Educational Robotic Arm

Abstract

This article describes the design of a robotic “gripper” which intends to motivate and encourage students in
studying science and technology. The design of the gripper must be removable and interchangeable by other models
in the same robotic arm. In the first stage of the project “Design and Implementation of an Educational Robot Arm” the
partial results in dynamic and didactic teaching of robotics are highlighted as the main objective. The developed clamptype prototype has the ability to lift 1kg of weight. Through programming algorithms and the usage of a force sensor,
the gripper is configured to transport objects from one position to another. The results described below correspond to
measurements of the first prototype that will serve as the basis for the progress and implementation of the following
stages of the project