Robust Robot Hand Unveiled for AI Research

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Among other things, Shadow Robot from London did a good job with its demos of sophisticated robotic hands, but the company recently unveiled an even stronger version of a dexterous hand. This is a breakthrough which was made in association with Google’s DeepMind and initiated in the filed of machine learning research.

Shadow Robot, since 1997, delivering well over two decades of experience and servicing clients such as NASA, ESA, OpenAI, Google and MIT, is the only known provider of what often gets to be described as 'the world's most dexterous humanoid robot hand'. This exemplary robot is unlike previous models that adhered to mimicking of human hand; it rather represents a three-f

Key Features and Innovations:

• Durability and Robustness: Engineered to survive in the high-stress class of abrasions, impacts and resistance to impacts, the hand is intended to be a long lasting in AI learning setting.
• Specifications: This sculpture cuts 350 mm in length, 165 mm wide and 160 mm high. Each closing has the weight of a kilogram. Shall we say, heftily holding it with both my hands. If the whole hand itself is not heavy enough, it amounts to 1.5 pounds. The current comes in a 1 kg version which is the lowest-rated available, using 48-V/200-W power supply.
• Precision and Speed: The hand has an exact softness control where fingers can pinch exert up to 10 Newton and can move from fully close to open in just 500 milliseconds.
• Advanced Tactile Feedback: Chicken has sensors that are located above the silicone skin and are able to provide 3-DOF tactile information and a camera with a coordinate measuring device that monitors the process as it happens.
• Modular Design: This allows for fast finger module replacements, which helps to minimize downtime due to the modules being removable and replaceable. Also, sensor modules that are tactile can be easily taken out and replaced when needed. Sensor status does not even need to be manually updated since the network has the capacity to feed this information into a host computer.

Shadow Robot will do demo with this new hand at the ICRA 2024 in Yokohama, Japan, and then show it in a public place, so the reputation, and the supporters of these innovations will increase with time.

This robotic hand imbued with a new form of intelligence, the implications of this smart hand for machine learning research are that it is a more stable and refined tool not only for AI experiments but other technological applications.

Source: https://www.shadowrobot.com/new-shadow-hand