Pick and place machine with mechanical tweezers?

[VermontEE]

Does anybody know of a pick and place machine that is equipped with mechanical tweezers?

I have to pick 4.5x4.5x0.7mm pieces of glass off of backing tape. The glass has been diced from a wafer and needs to be transferred to a tray. This is the perfect job for a SMT pick and place robot. But I cannot use a vacuum pickup, the silicone tip will mark the glass, This is a non-negotiable requirement, no vacuum pick up.

If you know of existing equipment or old equipment that got replaced by vacuum equipment, please let me know.

Thanks

[Ijaz]

Samsung has been offering machines (e.g. SM451) with what they call a gripper nozzle. They mainly use it for mounting AV connectors on TV boards.

[mikeselectricstuff]

A mechanical tweezer seems more likely to mark than a vacuum pickup - what about a  teflon nozzle ?