igus Wins 2024 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award for ReBeL Humanoid Hand Gripper
Low-cost, human-like hand for the igus ReBeL cobot can perform a variety of humanoid tasks
May 7, 2024 – igus®, the leading global manufacturer of engineered components to increase the service life of customers’ machines, has announced that its ReBeL humanoid hand gripper has won the prestigious 2024 RBR50 Robotics Innovation Award. The new end effector is compatible with all ReBeL collaborative robot models and controlled by digital I/O at the tool center point.
With the new low-cost robotic hand, the ReBeL cobot can now perform a variety of simple humanoid tasks. It can also mimic human motion in teleoperation or imitation-learning applications.
“As the ReBeL is very light and inexpensive, with a weight of around 8 kg [17.6 lb.] and a price starting at $6,899, it is often used in humanoid applications,” said Alexander Mühlens, head of the low-cost automation business unit at igus. For this reason, we have received several customer requests for a robot hand that can be easily connected to the ReBeL via plug-and-play.”
Small and midsize enterprises, which are already adopting collaborative robots for their ease of programming, can try to automate new tasks with low risk using the ReBeL hand gripper. Following igus’ policy of openly listing its prices, the ReBeL finger gripper is available for $2,760.
