This Sensitive Robotic Hand Won’t Crush Your Bones in a Handshake
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Summary
The Hopkins team recreated a life-like prosthetic robot hand using a 3D-printed skeleton with silicone fingers, air-blown joints, and an electronic skin, all controlled using electrical signals from muscles in the forearm.
The hand can detect different textures and weights and is 99.7% accurate at handling a range of objects, from metal water bottles to fragile plastic cups, and even prickly pineapples.
The future of robotics requires seamless integration into everyday life; as a result, future designs will combine soft and rigid structures, just like human skin, tissue, and bones.
Although the hand has not been tested on amputees, the team is planning to develop a more-cost effective design for mass market appeal.
