Some products don't cooperate.
Most robotic gripping technologies work well when products are predictable.
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But the real world isn't always predictable.
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Fresh produce varies. Packaging changes shape. Materials become tangled, porous, delicate or irregular.
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The Weird Gripper Company was founded to tackle the handling problems that conventional automation often struggles with.
We believe difficult products deserve automation too.
Where the idea came from.
The Weird Gripper began as research into alternative approaches to robotic manipulation.
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Instead of asking:
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"How do we build a robotic hand?"
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we asked:
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"What's the simplest way to grip the product?"
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That question led us towards a completely different approach to handling difficult materials and products.
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Today we're developing specialist gripping technology for applications where conventional vacuum and finger grippers can struggle.
What do we mean by "weird"?
To us, a weird product might be:
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Tangled
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Flexible
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Porous
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Delicate
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Irregular
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Variable
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Difficult to present consistently
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Those are exactly the products we enjoy working with.
Team
We picked the best.
Dr Matthew Howard, CEO
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Founder of The Weird Gripper Company and Reader in Engineering at King's College London with over 20 years of experience in robotics, automation, and artificial intelligence.
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Dr Navid Aslani, CTO
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Mechanical engineer with over 15 years of experience developing practical engineering solutions from concept through to deployment.
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Together, we're building gripping technology for products that don't cooperate.
