Robotics
Study reports two-input pneumatic robot hand prototype
Image: Primary A study described a BioflexBot robotic-hand prototype that uses a coiled spring, constraining shell and compressed-air system with two pneumatic inputs.
The researchers reported demonstrations of pinching an acupuncture needle, moving liquid with a pipette, rotating a bottle cap, hooking objects and grasping objects of varying sizes. The report said the prototype extended and contracted 3.5 times more than a human hand and could grasp objects nearly 13 times bigger than similar systems.
Demonstrations included aeroengine-blade inspection, humanoid-robot tasks and a chemistry experiment.
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