You’ve seen the commercials for washday products that eliminate static cling. Ironically, the principle behind it gives an innovative robotic gripper a light, gentle touch that doesn’t bruise food items.
If you’ve ever experienced static cling when you take off a sweater in a dry, winter environment, you’re already familiar the technology behind Grabit’s robotic gripper technology, which the company calls electroadhesion. What’s perhaps more amazing is the level of control Grabit’s technology manages; the flexibility of the products it can handles; and the miniscule amount of energy it consumes, compared to a vacuum or a pneumatic/vacuum gripper.
Grabit Inc. was created in 2011 by Co-founder and CEO Harsha Prahlad and Co-founder and Advisor Charlie Duncheon. Prahlad has pioneered a variety of electroadhesion applications in the industrial, consumer and service sectors, and led the innovation team that created electroadhesion while working at SRI International. Duncheon has more than 25 years of senior management experience in high-tech and industrial robotics, and has held executive roles at some of the leading robotics companies in Silicon Valley.