Development of humanoid hand with cover integrated link mechanism for daily life work

摘要

Many people are expecting for robots to support home work. However, in order to actually do such work, it is necessary for the robot to acquire the complex functions of human hands. Therefore, we developed a humanoid type hand that can be used for humanoid robot and prosthetic hand, and verified various actions of daily life to prove its function. As a result, this robot hand could grab eggs and vegetables, pour water into the cup, grasp the plastic wrap and cover the dishes.