Robotic hand with extendable palm
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1. A robotic hand comprising:
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two or more fingers attached to the base, each of the fingers including an independently actuated joint; and
a palm, including a broad contact surface, extendable from the base by an actuator and actuated independently from the two or more fingers, so arranged that the palm can be moved with respect to a working volume of the fingers and wherein the actuator includes a first screw jack with right-hand threads and a second screw jack with left-hand threads.
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Abstract
A robotic hand comprises a base having fingers and a palm. The fingers define a working volume. The hand is able to grasp objects between the fingers and the palm by varying a distance from the palm to the working volume. Varying this distance can be achieved by either moving the palm towards the working volume or by moving the working volume towards the palm. Robotic hands that move the palm comprise an actuator that extends the palm from the base towards the working volume. Robotic hands that move the working volume relative to the palm have the fingers mounted to a common finger support unit that is configured to translate relative to the base.
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7 Claims
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1. A robotic hand comprising:
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a base; two or more fingers attached to the base, each of the fingers including an independently actuated joint; and a palm, including a broad contact surface, extendable from the base by an actuator and actuated independently from the two or more fingers, so arranged that the palm can be moved with respect to a working volume of the fingers and wherein the actuator includes a first screw jack with right-hand threads and a second screw jack with left-hand threads. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for grasping an object with a robotic hand including a base, two or more fingers, and a palm, the method comprising:
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forming a caging configuration by positioning the fingers and palm about the object such that translation of the object is bounded by the fingers; and forming a caging grasp from the caging configuration by actuating the fingers and independently extending the palm from the base such that the two or more fingers and a broad contact surface of the palm contact the object and wherein extending the palm includes actuating a pair of screw jacks. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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