Although substantial progresses have been madein building prosthetic hands, lack of mechanical robustness remains a challenge for wide adoption of robotic hand prosthesis.
source/image(PrtSc): PRISMA Lab
This video presents the design and evaluation of the MERO hand, which is a Mechanically Robust anthropomorphic prosthetic hand using novel COmpliant Rolling-contact Element (CORE) joints.
The proposed CORE joint, which has a straightforward structure, exhibits compliance in multiple directions. The MERO hand, using the CORE joint, was endowed with notable robustness.
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Experiments showed that the MERO could withstand severe disarticulation and violent impact. Grasp experiments verified that the hand can perform various adaptive grasps, suggesting that the proposed design might be a viable solution for robust prosthetic hand.
