Hand Design

Hand design in robotics focuses on creating dexterous, robust, and versatile robotic hands capable of performing a wide range of manipulation tasks. Current research emphasizes biomimetic designs incorporating compliant materials and underactuated fingers, often coupled with advanced tactile sensing and control algorithms like reinforcement learning to improve grasping performance and robustness to unexpected contact. These advancements are crucial for enabling robots to interact more effectively with unstructured environments, impacting fields such as manufacturing, healthcare, and assistive technologies. Standardized measurement techniques are also being developed to facilitate comparison and selection of appropriate hand designs for specific applications.