A robotic hand with vibration sensors in the fingertips can grasp apples and oranges with just the right amount of force
Anway S. Pimpalkar et al. (2024)/CC BY 4.0
A robotic hand inspired by human skin can sense how hard an object is with a single digit’s touch and work out how much force is needed to grip it before the rest of the hand closes its grasp.
Gripping an object firmly enough to secure it, but softly enough that it doesn’t break, is something that humans learn as infants, but robots still struggle with.
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