Festo introduces GripperAI for mixed-product robot handling
Festo introduced GripperAI software for local, vision-guided gripping of variable items.
Why it matters
Festo introduced GripperAI, AI software that helps robots identify gripping points and select tools for mixed-product handling tasks.
Evidence notes
- The software runs locally and uses 3D camera input to identify gripping points and select tools.
- Festo supports industrial robots, cobots and Cartesian handling systems.
- Target workflows span logistics, packaging and manufacturing environments with changing item mixes.
Company context
Festo SE & Co. KG is a family-owned automation supplier focused on pneumatic, electric and digital automation technology, plus technical education. It supplies grippers, actuators, valves, handling systems, controllers and training systems used across factory automation, LifeTech, logistics and robot-cell integration.