SOFT ROBOTIC ACTUATORS FOR POSITIONING, PACKAGING, AND ASSEMBLING

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APP PUB NO EP-3439835-A1
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17722194

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Exemplary embodiments relate to applications for soft robotic actuators in the manufacturing, packaging, and food preparation industries, among others. Methods and systems are disclosed for fixing target objects and/or receptacles using soft robotic actuators, for positioning target objects and/or receptacles, and/or for diverting or sorting objects. By using soft robotic actuators to perform the fixing, positioning, and/or diverting, objects of different sizes and configurations may be manipulated on the same processing line, without the need to reconfigure the line or install new hardware when a new object is received.

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SOFT ROBOTICS INCUSBEDFORD MA 01730

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CURHAN JEFFREY WARWICK RI
LESSING JOSHUA BROOKLINE 02445
SINGH SARV PARTEEK CAMBRIDGE MA 02138
HARBURG DANIEL VINCENT 1015 AMSTERDAM

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