{"title":"Dexterous hand towards intelligent manufacturing: A review of technologies, trends, and potential applications","authors":"Jiexin Zhang, Huan Zhao, Kuangda Chen, Guanbo Fei, Xiangfei Li, Yiwei Wang, Zeyuan Yang, Shengwei Zheng, Shiqi Liu, Han Ding","doi":"10.1016/j.rcim.2025.103021","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Multi-fingered dexterous hands hold significant potential for addressing manipulation tasks in intelligent manufacturing, owing to their inherent anthropomorphic flexibility and rich perceptual capabilities. However, the functionality of dexterous hands in intelligent manufacturing remains unclear due to current technological limitations. This paper provides a review of the current research status of dexterous hands for manipulation tasks, with a specific focus on key technologies related to structure, perception, grasping, and manipulation skills. Furthermore, this review also highlights potential applications of dexterous hands in intelligent manufacturing, including manufacturing in narrow spaces, bin-picking, and in-situ manufacturing. We also discuss the research challenges for the wide adoption of dexterous hands. This review offers a comprehensive analysis of dexterous hands from a manufacturing perspective, contributing to future technological breakthroughs and the advancement of new-generation intelligent manufacturing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":21452,"journal":{"name":"Robotics and Computer-integrated Manufacturing","volume":"95 ","pages":"Article 103021"},"PeriodicalIF":9.1000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Robotics and Computer-integrated Manufacturing","FirstCategoryId":"94","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0736584525000754","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"COMPUTER SCIENCE, INTERDISCIPLINARY APPLICATIONS","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Multi-fingered dexterous hands hold significant potential for addressing manipulation tasks in intelligent manufacturing, owing to their inherent anthropomorphic flexibility and rich perceptual capabilities. However, the functionality of dexterous hands in intelligent manufacturing remains unclear due to current technological limitations. This paper provides a review of the current research status of dexterous hands for manipulation tasks, with a specific focus on key technologies related to structure, perception, grasping, and manipulation skills. Furthermore, this review also highlights potential applications of dexterous hands in intelligent manufacturing, including manufacturing in narrow spaces, bin-picking, and in-situ manufacturing. We also discuss the research challenges for the wide adoption of dexterous hands. This review offers a comprehensive analysis of dexterous hands from a manufacturing perspective, contributing to future technological breakthroughs and the advancement of new-generation intelligent manufacturing.
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The journal, Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, focuses on sharing research applications that contribute to the development of new or enhanced robotics, manufacturing technologies, and innovative manufacturing strategies that are relevant to industry. Papers that combine theory and experimental validation are preferred, while review papers on current robotics and manufacturing issues are also considered. However, papers on traditional machining processes, modeling and simulation, supply chain management, and resource optimization are generally not within the scope of the journal, as there are more appropriate journals for these topics. Similarly, papers that are overly theoretical or mathematical will be directed to other suitable journals. The journal welcomes original papers in areas such as industrial robotics, human-robot collaboration in manufacturing, cloud-based manufacturing, cyber-physical production systems, big data analytics in manufacturing, smart mechatronics, machine learning, adaptive and sustainable manufacturing, and other fields involving unique manufacturing technologies.