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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[came straight out of terminator movie ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[MeII]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 7th 2009 9:46PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[Gentle enough to hold a lightbulb, strong enough to crush an infant's skull.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Chuckles McGee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 7th 2009 10:15PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[a true terminator would be gentle enough to hold a woman, strong enough to crush a man's skull.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[CleverEndeavor]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 7th 2009 10:38PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[No sure I'm seeing the innovation here. The real problem with robotic hands is handling the requirement of delicacy (seen here) and strength (not seen here). There's a complex process we use to gauge how hard to grasp an object, we can catch an egg thrown 20 feet away (ok, some of us can), but we can also hold up our entire body (ok, again, some of us). We sense how hard to grasp something based on a mental catalog of data we keep on objects around us, empty soda can, tennis ball, baseball bat, etc. It's a complex mix of visual and physical cues. Until a robot incorporates both visual recognition and complex touch sensors (ie, texture, pressure, viscosity, etc) we're never going to have a human hand analogue capable of replacing many of the menial, but hard to mechanize, human tasks.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 7th 2009 11:08PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[One small step for man, one less step for womankind. <br>8-<br>8--<br>8---]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Mmmm... Dohnuts.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 7th 2009 9:54PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[I couldn't disagree more, although an obvious step in the right direction, this thing looks like it would provide an aweful, chaffing hand-job.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Leo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 8th 2009 2:03AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[I don't know about the rest of you, but I kept waiting for it to crush that Pepsi can.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Gad Get]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 7th 2009 9:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[too bad it was empty...]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[lalondegeoffrey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 7th 2009 10:43PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[I was thinking the exact same thing.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shignami]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 8th 2009 10:19AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[It looked like they were trying to.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[eKalb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 8th 2009 11:44AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[We weren't actually trying to crush the can in the video, it was only at about 60 psi in that shot, it's capable of 180, but the compressor used for that video is only capable of 100 psi. The next version of this hand should be able to crush cans at a lower pressure because the moment arm from the actuator to the hinge point is about two time longer. ]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[risknc]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 8th 2009 9:37PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[Still looks creepy]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[nDy]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 7th 2009 9:59PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[Haven't we all seen robot hands that can pick up eggs and light-bulbs for years now?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 8th 2009 12:03AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[[pun] including grabbing first prize at the 2008-2009 Compressed [/pun]]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[jaydee]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 7th 2009 10:16PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[That fast without pressure sensors?  Not often.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Maztec]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 7th 2009 10:17PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[One of the guys who designed that is my RA (residential adviser) here at VT. That's awesome that their work is on Engadget.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Wes]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 7th 2009 10:32PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[I, for one, welcome our gentle, pneumatic overlords.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[pbase]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 7th 2009 10:33PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[old hat:<br><a href="http://robot.gmc.ulaval.ca/en/research/theme305.html" rel="nofollow">http://robot.gmc.ulaval.ca/en/research/theme305.html</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[lalondegeoffrey]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 7th 2009 10:45PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[CHARLI BROW?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Funke, Tobias Dr.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 7th 2009 10:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[It's crazy because I used to design robots, and they could never be as gentle.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Stanley Kant]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 7th 2009 11:44PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[Impressive technology, clever name, RAPHaEL.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Tohe]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 7th 2009 11:10PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[Handjob, anyone?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Hmm]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 7th 2009 11:47PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[One step closer to sexbots..]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[WTFJAN]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 8th 2009 1:13AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[dammit, is skynet coming that soon?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Shaun]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 8th 2009 2:49AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[Anyone else find this rather un-amazing? I have seen many robotic hands that are capable of similar things as this one, yet they could move their fingers with much more accuracy. This one just seem to be able to clench or un-clench it's first, working rather like an air-powered litter picker, hardly dexterous tbh. I'll be interested once each joint in each finger can be moved separately and accurately, it doesn't need a constant supply of compressed air to operate (holds it's position) and is a lot stronger.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kieran]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 8th 2009 4:18AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[You've gotta be a lil' geeky or nintendo fanboy to understand this one:<br><br>WALLMASTER CAME TO LIFE! Everybody RUN!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Raszeck]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 8th 2009 4:21AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5JHMpLIqO4" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5JHMpLIqO4</a><br><br>I liked the gripper they showed off in that video.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Amun]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 8th 2009 5:14AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[This is huge. What your seeing here will inevitable be somehow incorporated in to the future of an full AI robot. If or when we get to the point of robotics like were seeing in the movies this will have been the first steps a few of our grand children may look back on When their reading about the nano-microchip that was developed to do this task. They'll see how much effort and time it took to develop the stepping ground for that technology.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[nick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 8th 2009 6:12AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[It flips you off every time it closes.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[superhobo]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 8th 2009 7:21AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[I find this a bit dated.  20+ years ago in college, we controlled the grip force of robotic hand using strain gauges, not air pressure.  Strain gauges have a much higher frequency response and are far more accurate than air pressure, albeit they're probably more expensive.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[paulcb]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 8th 2009 9:26AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[Pretty crude video.  Seems to not want to open all the fingers all of the time.  The leaking air sound is anoying.  The compressor starting up is an odd touch.  Amatures.  Interesting that we continue to want to reproduce the human hand of 4 fingers with an opposing thumb.  Why not 8?  Why not 3?  Why a hand at all?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[kfast]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 8th 2009 10:56AM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[Now do it with Nitinol.]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Nick]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 8th 2009 12:44PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[Looks like robots prefer Pepsi]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Marcus]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 8th 2009 12:55PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[Correction, Pepsi Perfect. The drink of the future!]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Funke, Tobias Dr.]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 8th 2009 2:18PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[I'm sure it's nicely engineered, but it's not the first air-driven hand.<br>The 1994 Utah/MIT Dextrous hand, built by SARCOS, had air-driven actuators that connected to the joints with tendons.<br>See <a href="http://www.cs.rochester.edu/~nelson/vision_lab/vision_lab.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.cs.rochester.edu/~nelson/vision_lab/vision_lab.html</a>]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[Unknown]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 8th 2009 2:46PM</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comments on Robotic hand controlled by compressed air grasps the concept of delicacy]]></title><link>http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.engadget.com/2009/05/07/robotic-hand-controlled-by-compressed-air-grasps-the-concept-of/</guid><description><![CDATA[Why is the palm of the hand stiff?]]></description><dc:creator><![CDATA[TheWakeUpCall]]></dc:creator><pubDate>May 9th 2009 4:10PM</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
