Kids Simple Gripper

I have many students ask me how to build a robot gripper. It's a tough project to do. So i designed this Universal Material Gripper Template {UMGT). It works with any flat material.

Feel free to hack it!

It would be cool to see how many different materials we could use.

Materials - Tools

Depending on what material you choose, the tools will vary as well

• Paper - scissors
• Cardboard - scissors or knife
• Foamboard - knife or hot wire
• Corrugated board - knife
• Coraplast - knife
• Acrylic Plastic - laser cut
• Wood - scroll or band saw or laser cutter
• Metal - laser cutter

age 5 -55

Step 1 Download the PDF and print it out.

It's an A4 size

The easiest way is to to attach is is tape the corners.

Use a pointed object to Center Punch the holes.

Drilling the holes will vary depending on the material you use.

Foam, coroplast, cardboard, corrugated cardboard

These can punched with a sharp object like a wood skewer.

Thicker or harder materials need to to be drilled.

wood and plastic.

Clean

Make sure all the edges and holes are nice.,sand or trim with a knife if necessary

Assembly can be done with a number of fastening techniques.

• Bolts and Nuts

Drill out the holes nicely, just a little bigger than your bolt diameter.

• Wood Toothpicks

At every pivot point there need to be a stop Nut of some kind.

• String and hole punch.

Test it slowly, make sure all the joints move smoothly and are not too tight or too loose.