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Vacuum Gripper Pick & Place

Interactive vacuum-gripper simulator: tune pump vacuum level, active suction cups and surface porosity to see the holding-force vs required-force margin decide whether a pick-and-place cycle succeeds or drops the load.

Robotics & Kinematics3DModerate60 FPS
robotics-topic-37 ↗ Open standalone

Vacuum end-effectors hold objects with a pressure difference instead of a mechanical squeeze: a pump evacuates the pocket of air under each rubber cup, and atmospheric pressure does the holding. This simulator models the physics behind that — pump target vacuum, the number of cups still sealing well, and how leaky the object's surface is — computed as a live differential equation, not a lookup table. Run a full pick-lift-move-jolt-place cycle and watch the vacuum gauge, the holding-force margin and the cup colors update in real time; drop below the required force at any point in the cycle and the payload falls.

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Interactive vacuum-gripper simulator: tune pump vacuum level, active suction cups and surface porosity to see the holding-force vs required-force margin decide whether a pick-and-place cycle succeeds or drops the load.

roboticsgrippervacuumend-effectorpick-and-placepneumatics

3D · Three.js / WebGL renderer · 60 FPS target · runs fully client-side, no install

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