Lateral gripper

A lateral gripper, comprising:

• a gripper mount comprising a transversely arranged linear sliding groove;
• two gripper jaw modules coupled to said linear sliding groove of said gripper mount and drivable by a driving device to move along said linear sliding groove relative to each other between a close position and an open position, each said gripper jaw module comprising a sliding block and a gripper jaw, said sliding block being a T-shaped block, said sliding block comprising a sliding end and a connecting surface, said sliding end being slidably coupled to said linear sliding groove, said gripper jaw being a L-shaped jaw mounted on said connecting surface, said gripper jaw comprising a mounting portion, an abutment surface and a gripping surface, said mounting portion corresponding to said connecting surface and combining said sliding block with said gripper jaw by fastening means, said abutment surface and said gripping surface being connected at right angles, said gripping surface comprising a plurality of mounting holes, said abutment surfaces and said gripping surfaces of said two gripper jaw modules defining a gripping space for gripping an object;
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• a plurality of positioning devices symmetrically mounted in said mounting holes on said gripping surfaces of said gripper jaws of said two gripper jaw modules.