Abstract: A pallet, including a support platform having an upper end and a lower end opposite the upper end, and a vertical axis extending between the upper end and the lower end. The pallet also including a gripper assembly secured to the support platform, the gripper assembly including at least three discrete and spaced-apart tracks, each track extending out from the vertical axis and supporting a gripper finger operable to move along the track between a first position and a second position, the second position being farther from the vertical axis than the first position. Wherein each gripper finger is configured to extend out above the upper end of the support platform in each of the first position and the second position.

Abstract: A gripper head, including a frame having a plurality of cantilever arms, an upper end, and a lower end opposite the upper end, with a vertical axis extending between the upper end and the lower end. The gripper head includes a plurality of discrete and spaced-apart tracks, each track extending out from the vertical axis and supporting a gripper finger operable to move along the track between a first position and a second position, the second position being farther from the vertical axis than the first position, each track supported by a corresponding cantilever arm of the plurality of cantilever arms. The gripper head also including a plurality of support bars, each support bar extending between two cantilever arms of the plurality of cantilever arms.