Miscellaneous

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https://youtu.be/YqmRKqFqiok

Super Robust Robot Hand

Uploaded on Jan 25, 2011


Researchers at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) have built an anthropomorphic robot hand that can endure collisions with hard objects and even strikes from a hammer without breaking into pieces. Read more:
"Building a Super Robust Robot Hand (https://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/humanoids/dlr-super-robust-robot-hand)"

by Erico Guizzo
January 25, 2011

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https://youtu.be/cQ1c_N9ejk8

Algorithm allows robot to fall gracefully

Published on Oct 13, 2015


Researchers at Georgia Tech have identified a way to teach robots how to fall with grace and without serious injury. In the video, the top robot uses a novel algorithm to minimize impact when the robot falls. The algorithm is not used for the robot on the bottom of the screen.

The work is important as costly robots become more common in manufacturing. The skill becomes especially important, too, as robots are sought for healthcare or domestic tasks – working near the elderly, injured, children or pets.