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Most Advanced Robotic Hand?
Is this the world's most advanced robotic hand? And yes, I acquainted readers with the MichaelAngelo bionic hand in a 2009 article, which has more SF references.
(Robotic hand video
No, really: Is this the most advanced robotic hand? This is a reader-participation article - compare to these robotic hands:
- Robotic Hands Get A Grip
Blue collar droids get their wish this Christmas - better hands! - Biological Cybernetics Lab Dextrous Robot Hand
Very quick to respond, the only difference is the 'clacking' sound it made when it gestured. - Remote-Controlled Robotic Hand Performs Breast Exams
A remote-controlled robotic hand will soon enable medical specialists to examine women from anywhere in the world. - TerminatorBot CRAWLER Gives Danger Two-Fingered Salute
A rescue robot modeled on the movie Terminator. - Southampton Remedi Hand Beats Hollywood
Better than Hollywood special effects, it provides more degrees of freedom and advanced feedback control. - Festo ExoHand Fine Motor Skill Robotic Hand
Festo recently introduced their ExoHand device that comes in two forms; a true robotic hand and a wearable exoskeleton glove. - RAPHaEL 2 Robotic Hand
The new, improved device just won First Place in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) Student Mechanism and Robot Design Competition.
Hands I could order from the atomics-engineering equipment companies who supplied Hired Girl's hands, only this time I would want the best, with wide-range servos and with the delicate feedback required for microanalysis manipulations and for weighing radioactive isotopes...
(Read more about Heinlein's robot hand)
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