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Mechanisms and Sensors for Robotic Fingers

Seminar: Humanoide Roboter WS 2018/2019

      Institute for Anthropomatics and Robotics

      Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

      http://www.humanoids.kit.edu

Table of contents

• Description
• Introduction
• To-do list
• Status

Description

Literature research regarding (anthropomorphic) robotic fingers

• What kind of actuation mechanism is used?
• Are sensors integrated? How are they integrated?
• Are there noticeable trends in robotic finger design?

Introduction

Grasping is achieved in robots by suitable finger mechanisms inspired from structures in nature. This paper discusses anthropomorphic hands, its composing parts and mechanisms, used actuators and sensors, their characteristics and operation.

To-do list:

• Adding details of several chosen robotic hands' fingers mechanisms, used actuators and sensors.
• Research about trends in robotic finger design.

Status

Research is: in progress