Friday, December 16, 2016

A robotic hand with a human’s delicate sense of touch

A robotic hand with a human’s delicate sense of touch

December 16, 2016

Soft robotic hand mounted on a robotic arm (credit: Cornell University)  
Could one day restore sensitive touch for both hand amputees and robots
Cornell University engineers have invented a new kind of robotic hand with a human’s delicate sense of touch. Scenario: you lost part of your arm in a car accident. That artificial arm and hand you got from the hospital lets you feel and pick up things — even type on a keyboard. But not with … more

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