gripper
[Interface specifications]

Gripper interface. More...



#define PLAYER_GRIPPER_DATA_STATE   1
 Data subtype: state.

Detailed Description

Gripper interface.

The gripper interface provides access to a robotic gripper. A gripper is a device capable of closing around and carrying an object of suitable size and shape. On a mobile robot, a gripper is typically mounted near the floor on the front, or on the end of a robotic limb. Grippers typically have two "fingers" that close around an object. Some grippers can detect whether an objcet is within the gripper (using, for example, light beams). Some grippers also have the ability to move the a carried object into a storage system, freeing the gripper to pick up a new object, and move objects from the storage system back into the gripper.


Last updated 12 September 2005 21:38:45