Integrating a Soft Pneumatic Gripper in a Robotic System for High-Speed Stable Handling of Raw Oysters

Pick-and-place handling of aquatic products (e.g., raw oyster) in packing processing re- mains manual, despite advances in soft robotic grippers as well as robotic systems that offer a path to automation in food production lines. In this study, we focused on the automation of raw-oyster handling which can be achieved by a robotic system equipped with a soft robotic gripper. However, raw oysters are fragile and prone to large damage during robotic handling, while high-speed handling generates...