Soft and Adaptive Grippers are compliant end-of-arm tooling devices constructed from flexible elastomers, articulated linkage fingers, or fluidic chambers designed to conform naturally to irregular, delicate, or variable-shaped objects. Unlike rigid metal grippers, these units distribute gripping forces evenly over a large contact surface, allowing automated systems to handle fragile items such as food products, glassware, agricultural produce, and pliable consumer goods without surface damage. Key hardware features typically include food-grade silicone or polyurethane molded fingers, pneumatic expansion bladders, multi-jointed adaptive linkage mechanisms, quick-connect mounting flanges, and integrated tactile pressure sensor channels.