BAE Systems PLC
End effector for a robot

Abstract:

An end effector for a robot having a threaded shaft; a motor coupled to the shaft and configured to rotate the shaft about its axis; a nut threaded onto the shaft; a feature for preventing the nut from rotating about the axis of the shaft; and an elongate member fixed at one end to the nut and extending from the nut in a direction parallel to the axis of the shaft. The end effector may further include a container for containing a fluid having an elongate body portion having an opening at one end; and a reciprocable plunger extending into an opposite end of the body portion. A second end of the elongate member may be coupled to the plunger.