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Approaching Human Performance: The Functionality-Driven Awiwi Robot Hand

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Humanoid robotics have made remarkable progress since the dawn of robotics. So why don't we have humanoid robot assistants in day-to-day life yet? This book analyzes the keys to building a successful humanoid robot for field robotics, where collisions become an unavoidable part of the game. The author argues that the design goal should be real anthropomorphism, as opposed to mere human-like appearance. He deduces three major characteristics to aim for when designing a humanoid robot, particularly robot hands:

- Robustness against impacts

- Fast dynamics

- Human-like grasping and manipulation performance

Instead of blindly copying human anatomy, this book opts for a holistic design methodology. It analyzes human hands and existing robot hands to elucidate the important functionalities that are the building blocks toward these necessary characteristics. They are the keys to designing an anthropomorphic robot hand, as illustrated in the high performance anthropomorphic Awiwi Hand presented in this book.

This is not only a handbook for robot hand designers. It gives a comprehensive survey and analysis of the state of the art in robot hands as well as the human anatomy. It is also aimed at researchers and roboticists interested in the underlying functionalities of hands, grasping and manipulation.

The methodology of functional abstraction is not limited to robot hands, it can also help realize a new generation of humanoid robots to accommodate a broader spectrum of the needs of human society.

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Inventory Code	Barcode	Call Number	Location	Status
1408000687	EB0003310	629.8933 Gre a	Central Library (Database Springer E-Book)	Available

Detail Information

Series Title

Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics

Call Number

629.8933 Gre a

Publisher

Switzerland : Springer Cham., 2014

Collation

xxxiv, 209p.: Ill.

Language

English

ISBN/ISSN

978-3-319-03593-2

Classification

629.8933

Content Type

Ebook

Media Type

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Carrier Type

online resource

Edition

1

Subject(s)

Robot hands
Human-robot interaction

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