Recently, scientists at Carnegie Mellon University in the United States have developed a robotic system, Fingervision, which has a small camera inside to act as a finger to "perceive" objects. They used a pair of grippers printed on a desktop-level 3D printer to act as robot hands. The meaning of Fingervision is that when a huge robot grabs an object, it can sense the grip by sensing the slip of the item.
Fingervision is a partially 3D printed robotic sensing system that uses an affordable combination of off-the-shelf parts to create an artificial touch. This tactile capability allows larger robotic systems to perform complex manual tasks, such as stripping bananas.
Recently, robotics experts Aaghiko Yamaguchi and Christopher G. Atkeson from CarnegieMellon University (CMU) have developed the robotic system Fingervision, which has a small camera inside to act as a finger to "perceive" objects. This inductive force allows Fingervision to do something amazing, including cutting vegetables and fruits.
Two Carnegie Mellon experts used off-the-shelf parts to connect their Fingervision system to the Baxter Industrial Robot , using a pair of grippers printed on a desktop-grade 3D printer to act as robotic hands. The hands of the grabbing object are covered with a transparent silicone sleeve, and the black dots are attached to the silicone sleeve. When an object touches the silica gel, the black spots on the surface will be deformed, and the black spot is moved by the built-in small camera. Capture to determine contact and respond accordingly.
According to Yamaguchi and Atkeson, the meaning of Fingervision is that when a huge robot grabs an object, it can sense the grip by sensing the slip of the item.
Other cool features of the Fingervision system include an automatic "switching" process. Yamaguchi and Atkeson believe that Fingervision has great potential to bring robots into the field of touch.
"We want to cover the whole body with this kind of sensor, so the price is relatively expensive," Aaghiko Yamaguchi stated: "Improving sensitivity is critical to achieving Fingervision in a human work environment."
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