Abstract: A vacuum gripping system for grabbing and releasing an object has a base frame for operably engaging a robotic arm. The base frame includes a pneumatic source connector. The system also includes an extendable member configured to extend and retract relative to the base frame. The extendable member has a distal end and a proximal end. The extendable member also has an extended position and a retracted position defining a range of motion therebetween. The system further includes a vacuum cup coupled to the distal end of the extendable member. Still further, the system includes a pneumatic pathway extending from the vacuum cup to the pneumatic source connector. The pneumatic pathway passes through the extendable member such that the vacuum cup remains in pneumatic communication with the pneumatic source connector throughout the range of motion of the extendable member.