To enable precise manipulation of fragile objects, robots need the sense of touch. Localized
sensing of the 3D force vector with a few mN of resolution is desired. Magnetic force …

This review provides a comprehensive analysis of recent advancements in the development
and applications of robotic fingers. The review focuses on four critical components …

Nowadays, achieving the stable grasping of objects in robotics requires an increased
emphasis on soft interactions. This research introduces a novel gripper design to achieve a …

Soft grippers are gaining significant attention in the manipulation of elastic objects, where it
is required to handle soft and unstructured objects, which are vulnerable to deformations …

This paper introduces an anthropomorphic robot hand that has variable grasping stiffness to
unknown objects without damage. The robot hand has four fingers, 13 DoFs (Degrees of …

Shape memory alloy actuators (SMA) are widely used in robots owing to their flexibility and
light weight. However, there is a drawback in that SMAs need to be used as a bundle owing …

Technologies from open source projects have seen widespread adoption in robotics in
recent years. The rapid pace of progress in robotics is in part fueled by open source projects …

This paper presents a multifunctional underactuated two fingered adaptive grippers for
grasping a wide range of objects in different working scenarios. Two layered‐based novel …

Universally manipulating objects with simple control becomes more emergent recently in
robotics. This study proposes a novel platform for robotic manipulation, in which the …

This paper presents the design of a joint angle measurement sensor using optoelectronic
reflective sensors for use with robotic applications. It offers a minimised solution to shape …