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This paper introduces a novel AI vision-enabled pediatric prosthetic hand designed to assist children aged 10-12 with upper limb disabilities. The prosthesis features an anthropomorphic appearance, multi-articulating functionality, and a…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-04-29 Md Abdul Baset Sarker , Art Nguyen , Sigmond Kukla , Kevin Fite , Masudul H. Imtiaz

We present a novel underactued humanoid five finger soft hand, the KIT \softhand, which is equipped with cameras in the fingertips and integrates a high performance embedded system for visual processing and control. We describe the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-06-08 Felix Hundhausen , Julia Starke , Tamim Asfour

Tactile sensors have been developed since the early '70s and have greatly improved, but there are still no widely adopted solutions. Various technologies, such as capacitive, piezoelectric, piezoresistive, optical, and magnetic, are used in…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-04-29 Oscar Alberto Juiña Quilachamín , Nicolás Navarro-Guerrero

Many amputees throughout the world are left with limited options to personally own a prosthetic arm due to the expensive cost, mechanical system complexity, and lack of availability. The three main control methods of prosthetic hands are:…

Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science 2021-03-04 Alishba Imran , William Escobar , Freidoon Barez

Extremely increased unstructured data brought by the large-scale intelligent sensing devices application have big challenges not only in data storing and processing but also power consumption surging. Therefore, to improve energy efficiency…

Neural and Evolutionary Computing · Computer Science 2025-05-28 Jialin Liu , Diansheng Liao

Bringing tactile sensation to robotic hands will allow for more effective grasping, along with the wide range of benefits of human-like touch. Here we present a 3D-printed, three-fingered tactile robot hand comprising an OpenHand Model O…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-08-17 Jasper W. James , Alex Church , Luke Cramphorn , Nathan F. Lepora

Tactile sensing is a essential for skilled manipulation and object perception, but existing devices are unable to capture mechanical signals in the full gamut of regimes that are important for human touch sensing, and are unable to emulate…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-08-23 Yitian Shao , Hui Hu , Yon Visell

Research on tactile sensing has been progressing at constant pace. In robotics, tactile sensing is typically studied in the context of object grasping and manipulation. In this domain, the development of robust, multi-modal, tactile sensors…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-06-29 Lorenzo Natale , Giorgio Cannata

Wearable robotic hand rehabilitation devices can allow greater freedom and flexibility than their workstation-like counterparts. However, the field is generally lacking effective methods by which the user can operate the device: such…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-01-14 Sangwoo Park , Cassie Meeker , Lynne M. Weber , Lauri Bishop , Joel Stein , Matei Ciocarlie

Upper-limb amputees face tremendous difficulty in operating dexterous powered prostheses. Previous work has shown that aspects of prosthetic hand, wrist, or elbow control can be improved through "intelligent" control, by combining…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-13 Shivani Guptasarma , Monroe D. Kennedy

Tactile sensing is crucial for robotic hands to achieve human-level dexterous manipulation, especially in scenarios with visual occlusion. However, its application is often hindered by the difficulty of collecting large-scale real-world…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-12-30 Chi Zhang , Penglin Cai , Haoqi Yuan , Chaoyi Xu , Zongqing Lu

Unlike traditional robotic hands, underactuated compliant hands are challenging to model due to inherent uncertainties. Consequently, pose estimation of a grasped object is usually performed based on visual perception. However, visual…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-01-18 Osher Azulay , Inbar Ben-David , Avishai Sintov

Robotic dexterous in-hand manipulation, where multiple fingers dynamically make and break contact, represents a step toward human-like dexterity in real-world robotic applications. Unlike learning-based approaches that rely on large-scale…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-05-09 Yongpeng Jiang , Mingrui Yu , Xinghao Zhu , Masayoshi Tomizuka , Xiang Li

Objective: The next generation prosthetic hand that moves and feels like a real hand requires a robust neural interconnection between the human minds and machines. Methods: Here we present a neuroprosthetic system to demonstrate that…

Tactile sensing is critical for robotic grasping and manipulation of objects under visual occlusion. However, in contrast to simulations of robot arms and cameras, current simulations of tactile sensors have limited accuracy, speed, and…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-04-01 Yashraj Narang , Balakumar Sundaralingam , Miles Macklin , Arsalan Mousavian , Dieter Fox

Tactile sensing is of great importance during human hand usage such as object exploration, grasping and manipulation. Different types of tactile sensors have been designed during the past decades, which are mainly focused on either the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-08-11 Fuqiang Zhao , Bidan Huang , Mingchang Li , Mengde Li , Zhongtao Fu , Ziwei Lei , Miao Li

Despite recent advancements, existing prosthetic limbs are unable to replicate the dexterity and intuitive control of the human hand. Current control systems for prosthetic hands are often limited to grasping, and commercial prosthetic…

High-density afferents in the human hand have long been regarded as essential for human grasping and manipulation abilities. In contrast, robotic tactile sensors are typically used to provide low-density contact data, such as…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-06-09 Yashraj S. Narang , Karl Van Wyk , Arsalan Mousavian , Dieter Fox

In this paper, we present our work on developing robot arm prosthetic via deep learning. Our work proposes to use transfer learning techniques applied to the Google Inception model to retrain the final layer for surface electromyography…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-05-06 David Lonsdale , Li Zhang , Richard Jiang

Advancements in neural engineering have enabled the development of Robotic Prosthetic Hands (RPHs) aimed at restoring hand functionality. Current commercial RPHs offer limited control through basic on/off commands. Recent progresses in…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-06-03 Mohammad Kalbasi , MohammadAli Shaeri , Vincent Alexandre Mendez , Solaiman Shokur , Silvestro Micera , Mahsa Shoaran