Our mission is to develop a flying platform with a robust gripping solution.
To achieve this, we will combine soft gripping technology with sophisticated control algorithms to
create a drone that can be used for just about anything.
Robust, quick gripping - shaping the future for airborne robotics
The incredible flexibility of a drone is a natural match for soft gripping technology. Paired with
intelligent algorithms, this newfound ability to grasp objects and interact with the environment will open
the door for countless applications.
We are targeting a payload of 250 grams, which allows us to grasp us highly sensible objects that a normal
robotic gripper would crush with its arms. In the future, we are looking to expand the gripper to enable
gripping of higher weight payloads.
Robust, universal grasping
Pick-up in dynamic swooping motion
AI-powered object detection algorithms
Target payload of 500 grams for the gripper
Designing robots with inspiration from nature
Soft robotics is a subfield of robotics that is focussed on making robots from soft materials. These robots
often have remarkable properties - artificial grippers made from soft materials have shown to
be extraordinary at grasping a wide variety of materials, from fragile eggs to plastic bottles filled with
water.
This makes a soft gripper the perfect tool to combine with a drone to achieve universal grasping that is
not limited to certain geometries or materials.
Applications that are only limited by your imagination
Whether inside a warehouse or outside in the open, the possible applications for Raptor are countless. But
what almost all of them share - they will increase efficiency, alleviate potentially dangerous workloads
from humans and stretch the bounds of what is possible with robots.
Interested in more?
Contact us to reach out to become a partner for this project or to learn more about what we are doing.
