Electrostatically-enhanced friction-gripping end effector

An electrostatically-enhanced friction-gripping end effector comprising:

• a flat effector body;
• an electrostatic antenna;
• an antenna controller;
• a plurality of gripping pads;
• the flat effector body comprising a proximal effector face and a distal effector face;
• the electrostatic antenna comprising a thin antenna body and a plurality of through holes;
• the plurality of gripping pads being distributed across the flat effector body;
• the plurality of gripping pads being mounted onto the proximal effector face;
• the plurality of through holes traversing through the thin antenna body;
• the thin antenna body being superimposed onto the proximal effector face;
• each of the plurality of gripping pads being positioned through a corresponding hole from the plurality of through holes;
• each of the plurality of through holes being perimetrically positioned around a corresponding pad from the plurality of gripping pads;
• the antenna controller being mounted onto the distal effector face;
• and
• the antenna controller being electronically connected to the thin antenna body.