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I’m thinking about using the Newton gripper in a different way. I would like to remove the yaws and use the linear motion to control a wing on a sidescan instead to keep it a proper “flight height” above the bottom. That means that the loads will be quite low but it will be adjusting the linear pos…

Hi @hakan , We haven’t used the gripped components in this way, but I can’t think of a reason it shouldn’t work. Moving under load is what primarily wears the lead nut, I would think frequent moments at minimal loads wouldn’t result in a significantly different wear rate. Let us know how it goes! -…

Note that the gripper does not have any position control, only velocity.

is it possible to increase the gripping power?

@ROV - the motor inside is available with higher gear ratios, which would provide more force, but this is completely untested from our end. Why do you need more power?

…well bec sometimes you need a lot of power…bodyrecovery…well Hydo lek manip was not useful… after recuestes(from the Police and Firedep.)…i had to do a letral movement and it just slipped… body was at a steep at 500m… about to loose it all?.. but my point is that if i do this job i would like to NO…

…dont have to be tested…this is for one time use!..price doesnt matter here…if it brakes after a job, no worries… but is it posible to Lock it? …or just increase the power?..and how?

Hi Christian, The gripper is operated by a lead screw and locks as you close it, so I don’t think this would be an issue. We actually talked with some users who were concerned about it being too strong for body recovery and causing bodily damage. We designed the strength to minimize that possibilit…

ok …tnx Rusty :wink: …for a task of target…well cant be too much actually(win or loose)… loosing the target is way worse than braking a bone( or use your imagination):/… but enough of That…(i know ;)…just if its possible to adjust it for worst case…or a diffferent task at all?..i can promice you thi…

Hi Christian, I don’t have any experience with body recovery in real life so I can’t say too much on the topic! The gripper will hold at full grip strength indefinitely. It does not require any power to hold. When stopped it is always locked. -Rusty

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