New robot hand prosthetic from startup in Spain is highly sophisticated

07/18/2013 - 00:00

By Christian Cipriani -

Researchers have long been trying to build robotic hands that mimic the extraordinary capabilities of the human hand. The goal has been a device with size and weight similar to our own hands, capable of performing multiple grasping motions, and powered by advanced controllers. Such robot hands could help to advance important research areas, such as prosthetics, neural engineering, rehabilitation, humanoid robotics, and human-machine interfaces.

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