This article reports on the state of the art of artificial hands, discussing some of the field's
most important trends and suggesting directions for future research. We review and group …

Underactuated robotics is an emerging research direction in the field of robotics. The control
input of the underactuated robot is less than the degree of freedom of the system. It has the …

We describe a simple passive universal gripper, consisting of a mass of granular material
encased in an elastic membrane. Using a combination of positive and negative pressure …

Gras** and manipulation skills are at the core of the development of modern robotic
systems. With the introduction of robotics in new applications involving unstructured …

Mechanical design of an artificial finger is the key factor in determining the performance of a
prosthetic hand. To achieve a simple, dexterous and functional bionic hand, researchers …

In recent years, exploratory research on soft materials and their mechanism has been
gaining in popularity. The investigations on soft materials are mostly done for two …

This work contributes to the development of a common framework for the discussion and
analysis of dexterous manipulation across the human and robotic domains. An overview of …

This paper summarizes recent activities carried out for the development of an innovative
anthropomorphic robotic hand called the DEXMART Hand. The main goal of this research is …

A major goal of humanoid robotics is to enable safe and reliable human-robot collaboration
in realworld scenarios. In this article, we present ARMAR-6, a new high-performance …

Human-machine interface (HMI) techniques use bioelectrical signals to gain real-time
synchronised communication between the human body and machine functioning. HMI …