Electro Active Adhesive Layer.

Grab anything.

Reinventing the way robots and automated machines grab any object by unlocking unprecedented versatility, dexterity and energy efficiency,
on earth and in space

Reinventing the way robots and automated machines grab any object,
on earth and in space

Product

We produce electro-adhesive interfaces with tactile sensing feedback that can be easily mounted on any automatic machine or robot end effector. The product is based on the Electro Active Adhesive Layer (EAAL) implemented on a Conformable Back Structure, mounted as plug-&-play device on a Mounting Predisposition and powered by a standard 24V electronic unit.

The product is based on the Electro Active Adhesive Layer (EAAL), an electro-adhesive interfaces with tactile sensing feedback, implemented on a Conformable Back Structure, mounted as plug-&-play device on a Mounting Predisposition and powered by a standard 24V electronic unit.

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The advantages

The EAAL only needs 24V power electronics unit with standard industrial communication protocol.
An EAAL the size of a credit card can lift an average of 10kg, on objects of any material (tested with ISO 8295 standard). The total force is easily scaled by increasing layer surface.
The EAAL can be activated and deactivated in less than 10 ms.
The EAAL has a power consumption of less than 1 W.
The EAAL employs a physical principle and materials that are perfectly suited for space vacuum and microgravity conditions.

Technology

The EAAL is a proprietary technology based on a flexible printed electronics thin-film that becomes adhesive on command through electrostatics on objects of all shapes and materials (such as dielectric or conductive, rigid or soft, dense or porous, planar or curve, solids or deformable, etc.), with an impressive force density, seamless conformability and sensor-AI feedback capabilities to detect proximity, contact, type of material or any valuable information from the gripping action.

The EAAL becomes adhesive on command through electrostatics on objects of all shapes and materials, with an impressive force density, seamless conformability and sensor-AI feedback capabilities to detect proximity, contact, or any valuable information from the gripping action.

Applications

Industrial automation

packaging machines, adhesives applications, rollers, conveyor belts

Robotic grippers

pick&place, sorting

Agritech

fruits & vegetables, vertical, farming, gentle-handling

Space

docking, berthing, refuelling and maintenance to satellites, debris capture

No need for

Pneumatics

Heat dissipation

Magnets

Target predisposition

Founders

Lorenzo Agostini

Lorenzo
Agostini

Ph.D. S.S. Sant’Anna Pisa
CEO

Camilla Conti

Camilla
Conti

Ph.D. Politecnico di Milano
COO

Rocco Vertechy

Rocco
Vertechy

Prof. university of Bologna
R&D

Gavino Boringhieri

Gavino
Boringhieri

Business manager expert
CFO

Press

Investors

Honors and Awards

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Find us

Legal headquarter: Via Filippo Turati 40, 20121, Milano
Operational Headquarter: Via Emilia Levante, 9/F, 40137 Bologna (BO), Italy
Space Headquarter: Corso Castelfidardo 30A, 10129, Torino (TO), Italy

CONTACT US: info@adaptronics.it