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New wrist-mounted device augments the human hand with two robotic fingers | MIT News
Researchers at MIT have developed a robot that enhances the grasping motion of the human hand. The device, worn around one’s wrist, works essentially like two extra fingers adjacent to the pinky and thumb. A novel control algorithm enables it to move in sync with the wearer’s fingers to grasp objects of various shapes and sizes. Wearing the robot, a user could use one hand to, for instance, hold the base of a bottle while twisting off its cap.
Read more by Jennifer Chu at MIT News
tags: c-Research-Innovation, cx-Health-Medicine, Faye Wu, Harry Asada, human-robot interaction, Manipulation, MIT, wearable robotics
Hallie Siegel
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Hallie Siegel
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