Table 2. List of Leading Industries of End-Effector and Sensors in Soft Robotics.
| Company | Actuation | Gripper Type | Sensing Mechanism | Sensing Params | Multimodality | Sensor—Rigid/Soft Body | Device | Sensor Application | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beijing Soft Robot Tech Co., Ltd. (SRT)a | End-effector solution | Pneumatic | Soft | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Raruk automation UKb | Electrical | Rigid | (1) Torque | mN–N | (6-axis) | Rigid body | Electronics hardware | Feedback control | |
| (2) Force | |||||||||
| Onrobotc | Electrical | Rigid | (1) Torque | mN–N | (6-axis) | Rigid body | Electronics hardware | Feedback control | |
| (2) Force | |||||||||
| Applied_Roboticsd | Electrical | Soft | Force | – | – | – | Electronics hardware | Force control | |
| Robotiqe | Electrical | Rigid | (1) Torque | mN–N | (6-axis) | Rigid body | Electronics hardware | Feedback control | |
| (2) Force | |||||||||
| Grabitf | Electroadhesion | Soft | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Omnigraspg | Electroadhesion | Soft | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| piSOFTGRIP vacuum-driven soft gripperh | Vacuum | Soft | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Festo Bionic soft handi | Pneumatic | Soft | (1) Tactile force sensor | – | – | Embedded | Electronics hardware | Feedback control | |
| (2) Inertial sensor | |||||||||
| Zimmer Groupj | Pneumatic | Rigid | Finger displacement sensor | 0.05 mm | – | – | – | – | |
| Righthand roboticsk | Electrical | Rigid | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Soft Robotics Inc.l | Pneumatic | Soft | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Rochu Soft gripperm | Pneumatic | Soft | Optics | Infrared | – | Mounted | Electronics hardware | Feedback control | |
| Qbrobotsn | Tendon-driven | Rigid contact, flexible joint | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| Aidin roboticso | Electrical | Rigid | (1) Torque | mN–N | (6-axis) | Rigid body | Electronics hardware | Feedback control | |
| (2) Force | |||||||||
| SynTouch LLCp | Sensors | – | – | (1) Force | – | (1) Force | Mounted soft | Electronics hardware | Feedback control |
| (2) Vibration | (2) Roughness | ||||||||
| (3) Heat flow | (3) Temperature | ||||||||
| Gelsightq | – | – | Optics | – | 3D surface contour | Mounted soft | Electronics hardware | Feedback control |
Link to company Web site: https://www.softrobottech.com/web/en/category/13.
Link to company Web site: https://www.rarukautomation.com/collaborative-robots/force-torque-sensor.
Link to company Web site: https://onrobot.com/en/products/hex-6-axis-force-torque-sensor.
Link to company Web site: https://www.appliedrobotics.com/products/automation/flexible-smart-gripper/.
Link to company Web site: https://robotiq.com/products/ft-300-force-torque-sensor.
Link to company Web site: https://grabitinc.com/.
Link to company Web site: https://omnigrasp.com/.
Link to company Web site: https://www.piab.com/en-us/suction-cups-and-soft-grippers/soft-grippers/.
Link to company Web site: https://www.festo.com/us/en/e/about-festo/research-and-development/bionic-learning-network/highlights-from-2015-to-2017/bionicsofthand-id_68106/.
Link to company Web site: https://www.zimmer-group.com/en-us/technologies-components/robotics#tab85956.
Link to company Web site: https://righthandrobotics.com/.
Link to company Web site: https://www.softroboticsinc.com/.
Link to company Web site: https://www.softroboticgripper.com/finger-suit/rochu-finger-module-fm-v1.
Link to company Web site: https://qbrobotics.com/.
Link to company Web site: https://www.aidinrobotics.co.kr/ultra-thin-torque-sensor.
Link to company Web site: https://syntouchinc.com/technology/.
Link to company Web site: https://www.gelsight.com/