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Why Vacuum Cups Struggle with Instant Noodle Packaging—and How Soft Robotic Grippers Solve It

This case involves automated gripping of oil seals (Φ43 / Φ44) with a requirement of ≥30 pcs per cycle. Traditional pneumatic and rigid gripping methods caused part dropping due to demolding vacuum forces and left visible marks on the rubber surface. A soft gripper solution was introduced to provide distributed, compliant contact force. It improves stability during high-temperature demolding, prevents surface damage, reduces dropping, and supports high-speed batch handling with dual-size compatibility.

This article introduces an automated avocado handling solution based on soft gripper technology. It explains the key challenges in avocado picking—such as irregular shape, varying ripeness, and high sensitivity to pressure—and shows how soft grippers improve stability, reduce damage, and increase adaptability in high-speed fruit sorting and packaging lines.