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Robotic hand with extendable palm

  • US 7,370,896 B2
  • Filed: 12/20/2004
  • Issued: 05/13/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2003
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A robotic hand comprising:

  • 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.

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