MassRobotics Announces Winner of Its GM Gripper Challenge
BOSTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / December 10, 2020 / MassRobotics is pleased to announce that FESTO, a MassRobotics partner, in collaboration with Magswitch, is the winner of the 2020 GM Gripper Challenge. FESTO's design concept was selected for its ability to handle a variety of parts, in addition to avoiding occluding a part when gripped.
"The technology challenge hosted by MassRobotics provided an excellent platform for collaboration and rapid development of innovative solutions," said Joseph Cyrek, Magswitch CEO.
Stephen Vidler, Festo Global Key Account Manager, Automotive Industry Segment, added, "This project was an opportunity to demonstrate with Magswitch how well our respective engineering teams combine their expertise in motion and gripping to solve a handling challenge found in many different applications."