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Why Robots Keep Dropping the Screwdriver
Episode 122 of The Robotics Podcast digs into a persistent industrial problem: why robot hands reliably drop screwdrivers, hex keys, and torque wrenches during assembly. Lucas and Luna examine the physics of grip stability under vibration, the limits of current force-torque sensors, and why even a 2026 robot with ten thousand hours of training fails on a tool that a human apprentice handles after one minute. The episode centers on a real production-line case from a German automotive supplier where a single loose screwdriver cost eighteen thousand euros in scrap. The hosts walk through what…
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