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The ongoing development in manufacturing technology facilitates flexibility in production and faces challenges of product handling. Flexibility was required in the form of adaptable grippers for robotic arms in pick-and-place procedures for reconfigurable assembly systems. A conceptual system was designed and tested according to the surface geometric conformity of grasped objects. The system proposed was a biologically inspired Fin Ray Effect ® gripper. Grasping occurs due to the deformation of the rib structure of the appendage. The appendages were simulated for conformity by means of a finite element analysis, and performance was analysed by means of a physical sample mass test and a force test. OPSOMMINGDie deurlopende ontwikkeling in vervaardigingstegnologie fasiliteer buigsaamheid in produksie en word blootgestel aan uitdagings aan met betrekking tot produkhantering. Buigsaamheid word vereis in die vorm van aanpasbare robot gryp gereedskap vir robotarms in optel-en-plaas prosedures vir herkonfigureerbare monteringstelsels. 'n Konseptuele stelsel is ontwerp en getoets aan die hand van die oppervlak meetkundige gelykvormigheid van gegrepe voorwerpe. Die voorgestelde stelsel was 'n biologies geïnspireerde Fin Ray Effect ® gryper. Gryp vind plaas as gevolg van die vervorming van die ribstruktuur van die ledemaat. Die ledemaat is gesimuleer vir ooreenstemming deur middel van 'n eindige element analise, en verrigting is geanaliseer deur middel van 'n fisiese monster massa toets en 'n krag toets.

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