Title :
Robots get a grip
Author :
Howe, Robert ; Dollar, Aar ; Claffee, Mar
Abstract :
The human hand is one of nature´s marvels - and a stupendous challenge to engineers who would replicate it. It´s an intricate assemblage with 29 flexible joints and thousands of specialized nerve endings, overseen by a control system so sensitive that it can instantly indicate how hot an object is, how smooth its surface is, and even how firmly it should be grasped.
Keywords :
dexterous manipulators; grippers; control system; flexible joints; grasping; human hand; nerve endings; robotic grip; robotic hand; Hands; Haptic interfaces; Robot sensing systems; Robots; Shape analyis; Solid modeling;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
DOI :
10.1109/MSPEC.2014.6964927
