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Innovative Technologies for the Next Generation of Robotic Hands

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Advanced Bimanual Manipulation

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With the aim of reproducing the grasping and manipulation capabilities of humans, many robotic devices have been developed all over the world in more than 50 years of research, starting from very simple grippers, normally used in industrial activities, to very complex anthropomorphic robotic hands. Unfortunately, the reduced functionality and/or reliability of the devices developed so far prevent, together with the cost, their usability in unstructured environments, and in particular in human everyday activities. The adoption of design solutions inherited from conventional mechanics and the lack of purposely developed sensors and actuators are among the main causes of the partial fail in achieving the final goal of reproducing human manipulation capabilities. Our research activity aims at developing innovative solutions concerning the mechanical design, the sensory equipment and the actuation system for the implementation of anthropomorphic robotic hands with improved reliability, functionality and reduced complexity and cost, considering also aspects related to safety during human–robot interaction, paving the way toward the next generation of robotic hands.

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  1. Dipartimento di Elettronica Informatica e Sistemistica, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, viale Risorgimento 2, 40136, Bologna, Italy

    Gianluca Palli & Claudio Melchiorri

  2. Dipartimento di Ingegneria delle Costruzioni Meccaniche Nucleari Aeronautiche, e di Metallurgia, Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna, viale Risorgimento 2, 40136, Bologna, Italy

    Gabriele Vassura & Giovanni Berselli

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    Salvatore Pirozzi, Ciro Natale & Giuseppe De Maria

  4. Lehrstuhl für Prozessautomatisierung, Universität des Saarlandes, Campus A5 1, 66123, Saarbrücken, Germany

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Palli, G. et al. (2012). Innovative Technologies for the Next Generation of Robotic Hands. In: Siciliano, B. (eds) Advanced Bimanual Manipulation. Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics, vol 80. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-29041-1_4

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