Myo robot control – intuitive manipulation with a 6 DOF robotic arm and anthropomorphic hand

Published on Oct 28, 2016

ROS enabled human-robot cooperation for fast and easy object manipulation
6DoF Schunk PowerBall LWP4 robotic arm and SVH anthropomorphic hand are controlled over Bluetooth using the Myo armband. Both position and orientation of the Myo sensor are used to move the arm and place the hand close to the object of interest. Myo's EMG sensors detect muscle activity of the user's grasp, release gestures and trigger grasp motion of the robotic hand. Collisions with the table are avoided by using dynamic kinematic restrictions, so that the hand always stays over the table surface. The system can quickly adapt to work with any user in under one second thanks to the very fast calibration of the Myo armband.