| 摘要 |
This invention relates to a gripper device (100) adapted to be attached to a robotic system that operates the gripper device, where the gripper device is adapted to receive and move
items, such as sausages, from a first position where the items are arranged in a side by side arrangement, to a second position where the items are released. Plurality of side by side arranged and spaced apart item holders (101) are provided, each of the item holders having shape adapted to the shape of the items (201), where each of the item holders comprise a means for picking up the side by side arranged items, the internal arrangement of the spaced apart item holders being such that the pitch distance between adjacent item holders, prior to picking up the items, is substantially the same as the pitch distance between adjacent items at the first position. A pitch distance adjustment mechanism (102) is provided adapted to, subsequent to picking up the items from the first position, to adjust the pitch distance between adjacent spaced apart item holders so as to arrange the received items into at least one group of items, and wherein within each of the at least one group of items the pitch distance is altered before the at least one group is released at the second position. |
