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Patent Inventor Names
Perry Anderson0
Eliot Leonard Wegbreit0
J. Efraín Alcorta0
J. Kenneth Salisbury, Jr.0
Joel Jensen0
Scott DeWinter0
Date of Patent
May 13, 2008
0Patent Application Number
110198080
Date Filed
December 20, 2004
0Patent Citations Received
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Patent 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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