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publication_id: "OT-2026-000002662"
title: "Gripping apparatus and associated systems and methods for gripping flexible materials"
published_at: "2026-09-15T19:14:31.324952Z"
canonical_url: "https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000002662"
categories:
  - "robotics-automation/robot-architectures"
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# Gripping apparatus and associated systems and methods for gripping flexible materials

## Abstract

A gripping apparatus includes an impermeable layer defining a vacuum port, a first flow media layer associated with the impermeable layer, and a second flow media layer opposed from the first flow media layer to define a receiving space therebetween.