In the last few years, the world has suffered a revolution at the industrial level. All production processes have started to be automated and, consequently, production capacity has improved. It is now much easier to meet the needs of consumers who are becoming more and more demanding. Traditional automation is mostly done at the level of packaging and palletizing, but recently some questions have arisen that focus on the most sensitive sectors, such as: How to handle food without damaging it?

The sensitivity of the food industry is a factor that, when ignored, can compromise the most varied production processes. Over the last few years some studies have been developed with the aim to develop solutions for the handling of different types of food. Because it is a sector that not only needs to respond very quickly and has very high production levels, it also requires a lot of care at the hygienic level and therefore the fewer people involved in the process the more hygienic it becomes.

In this sense, we see new systems known as clamp systems that are the accompaniment of robots. These tools are called EOATs and were developed to simulate the human touch in food handling. Still, there are some solutions to consider, such as the versatility of the grippers: can a single gripper hold any kind of food? It will not damage it?

As a way to answer these and other questions, we present you the characteristics of the 3 best known EOATs used at industrial level: