I. Introduction and Background
Our team took on the project proposed by Dr. Yuke Zhu. This project was to design a water bottle gripper that could be at the end of a robotic arm designed to flip water bottles. Water bottle flipping is a challenging process to automate, due to the dynamic movement of the water.
Problem Statement: Create a water bottle gripper for a water bottle flipping robot.
Requirements
Quick release
Strong enough to hold the water bottle while moving
Keeps water bottle in line with gripper
Compact