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Intelligent Software to Help Build Perfect Robotic Hand

MTB Europe (01/08/08)

University of Portsmouth senior lecturer Honghai Liu and Jiao Tong University Robotics Institute professor Xiangyang Zhu are developing intelligent software that could help build the perfect robotic hand. The researchers will record how the human hand moves and use artificial intelligence to copy the movements and replicate them in a robotic device. "A robotic hand which can perform tasks with the dexterity of a human hand is one of the holy grails of science," Liu says. "We are talking about having super high level control of a robotic device." Liu used a cyberglove with tiny sensors to record data on how the human hand moved, capturing motion with eight high-resolution CCD cameras with infrared illumination and measurement accuracy within a few millimeters. Zhu says the research partnership will strengthen the interface between artificial intelligence techniques and robotics and create a new chapter in robotics technology.

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