1. General Presentation
The terms “Gripper”, ''AirPick Gripper'', ''AirPick Vacuum Gripper'' and ''AirPick'' used in the following manual all refer to the
Robotiq AirPick Vacuum Gripper. The Robotiq AirPick Vacuum Gripper is a robotic peripheral designed for industrial applications. .
The vacuum is generated with a venturi system that uses compressed air as an energy source. Its design makes it a unique robotic
end-of-arm tool to quickly pick, place and handle a large range of parts of varying sizes and shapes.
Info
The following section presents the key features of the Gripper and must not be considered as appropriate to the
operation of the Gripper. Each feature is detailed in the appropriate section.
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The following manual uses the metric system. Unless specified, all dimensions are in millimeters.
1.1. Gripper nomenclature
1.1.1. AirPick Gripper
The AirPick is a vacuum Gripper that creates a vacuum via a pneumatic vacuum generator. It is equipped with one or multiple
suction cups. Each suction cup can be adapted to your application and grasping needs. The AirPick Gripper is compatible with the
Robotiq standard coupling interface.
Fig. 1-1: Robotiq AirPick Gripper
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Please refer to the Scope of Delivery section subsection and the Spare Parts, Kits and Accessories section for details on
standard and optional parts.
AirPick - Instruction Manual
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Summary of Contents for AirPick
Page 25: ...Fig 3 7 Mounting air nodes suction cups air bolts air nuts on the bracket 25...
Page 27: ...Fig 3 9 Robotiq Vacuum Gripper with pigtail cable and device cable wiring scheme 27...
Page 35: ...Fig 4 1 Vacuum Gripper control logic overview 35...
Page 57: ...7 Click on the New Project icon in the upper left corner of the screen 57...
Page 58: ...AirPick Instruction Manual 8 Enter a name for your program and click on the OK button 9 58...
Page 76: ...Fig 6 5 Minimum and maximum arrangement possibilities of the air nodes position 76...
Page 77: ...AirPick Instruction Manual 6 1 3 Air nodes Fig 6 6 Air nodes dimensions 77...
Page 103: ...AirPick Instruction Manual 12 Appendix Fig 12 1 Pneumatic schema of the AirPick Vacuum Gripper...