MeisterGRIP

Abstract

In recent times, robot manipulations have been used to perform operations in extreme environments, communicate with people in remote locations, and realize entertainment systems that control virtual robots. In all these activities, an interface for robotic hand manipulations is important to interact with the external environment [Bar-Cohen, 2000]. Conventional interfaces consist of a few levers and switches; unfortunately, such interfaces are difficult to control, and the users must have prior experience as far as the operation of these interfaces is concerned. The other type of interfaces reflect the postures of the user’s hand directly in the robotic hand so that the robots are capable of intuitive manipulation. However, these devices have a trouble of wearing and restrict the hand size of the user.