Enhancing human hand manipulation abilities through supernumerary robotic fingers

Irfan Hussain; Domenico Prattichizzo

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-52002-1_2

Enhancing human hand manipulation abilities through supernumerary robotic fingers

Irfan Hussain
, Domenico Prattichizzo

Mechanical & Nuclear Engineering

Università degli Studi di Siena

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Abstract

One of the new targets of wearable robots is not to enhance the lift strength far above human capability by wearing a bulky robot, but to support human capability within its range by wearing lightweight and compact robots. A new approach regarding robotic extra-fingers is presented in this chapter. In particular, different design guidelines to realize robotic extra-fingers for human grasping enhancement are proposed. Such guidelines were followed for the realization of three prototypes obtained using rapid prototyping techniques, i.e., a 3D printer and an open hardware development platform. Both fully actuated and underactuated solutions have been explored.

Original language	British English
Title of host publication	Biosystems and Biorobotics
Publisher	Springer
Pages	9-24
Number of pages	16
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-52002-1_2
State	Published - 2020

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Name	Biosystems and Biorobotics
Volume	26
ISSN (Print)	2195-3562
ISSN (Electronic)	2195-3570

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