Scientists at the University of Cambridge are still on the move for technological innovation. Now, research is focused on establishing a robotic hand capable of moving using its own pulse. For now, it is estimated that the technology does not require much energy and will not cost as much.
The scientific discovery was published in the journal Advanced Intelligent Systems, and the programming is aimed at generating a low monetary cost robotic programming. The hands are capable of grasping various objects and can produce natural movements, even though they were designed in 3D.
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University of Cambridge robotic hand
The robotic hand will be able to pick up any object using the wrist's own sensors. In addition, it is also able to predict when the object can be dropped. For example: an egg, if you pick it up too hard, runs the risk of breaking. The robotic hand will be able to estimate how such an object should be picked up – with too much force or too little force.
The 3D projection was made by specialists who implanted sensors so that the hand could become touch sensitive. The tests were with plastic balls, also printed in 3D, and were evolving with other objects to test the evolution. In all, they counted more than 1,200 tests with the robotic hand.
The Doctor. Thomas George-Thuruthel, who worked at the University of Cambridge and participated in the research, informed that the sensors are similar to a skin for the robot, which is readily able to measure the pressure that needs to be applied to touch a object.
“We can't say exactly what information the robot is receiving, but theoretically it can estimate where the object was grabbed and with how much force (…). The hand is very simple, but it manages to pick up many objects with the same strategy”, reported Dr. Thomas.
The project has offered considerable breadth and this has been a source of great pride. As investors, the researchers relied on funding from the company Arm Ltd. and with the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI).
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