AdapTronics develops Electro Active Adhesive Layers (EAAL) that function as plug-and-play electro-adhesive interfaces for robotic end effectors. These interfaces provide high-density, conformable gripping across diverse materials using electrostatic activation. The system features ultra-fast switching and integrated sensor-AI feedback for tactile sensing and proximity detection.
Funding
$850K raised to dateRaised to date based on public sources. This may differ from the amount the company actually raised and is based only on what is publicly available on the internet.
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Problem
Traditional robotic gripping systems often rely on pneumatics, magnets, or target predisposition, which can be energy-intensive, slow, and limited in the types of materials and shapes they can handle. These limitations hinder automation in diverse environments, including space, where efficiency and versatility are critical.
Solution
AdapTronics has developed an Electro Active Adhesive Layer (EAAL) technology that enables robots and automated machines to grip objects of various shapes, materials, and textures using electrostatics. The EAAL is a flexible, thin-film printed electronic interface that adheres on command, offering seamless conformability and sensor-AI feedback capabilities. This fully electric system eliminates the need for pneumatics, heat dissipation, or magnets, providing a fast, energy-efficient, and versatile gripping solution for industrial automation, agritech, and space applications. The EAAL technology can be easily integrated into existing robotic systems as a plug-and-play device.
Target Audience
The primary target audience includes companies in industrial automation, robotics, agritech, and the space industry seeking advanced gripping solutions for pick-and-place, sorting, and handling applications.
Features
- Electro-adhesion: Adheres to objects of any material (dielectric, conductive, rigid, soft, etc.) using electrostatics.
- Conformability: Seamlessly conforms to various shapes and surfaces.
- Tactile sensing feedback: Integrated sensors and AI provide feedback on proximity, contact, and material type.
- Fast activation/deactivation: Responds in less than 10 milliseconds.
- Energy-efficient: Consumes less than 1W of power.
- Scalable adhesive force: Adhesive force can be scaled by increasing the layer surface area (an EAAL the size of a credit card can lift an average of 10kg).
- Plug & Play: Easily mounted on any automatic machine or robot end effector with a standard 24V electronic unit and industrial communication protocol.
- Space-compatible: Operates in space vacuum and microgravity conditions.