| Title | The SoftHand Pro: Translation from Robotic Hand to Prosthetic Prototype |
| Publication Type | Book Chapter |
| Year of Publication | 2016 |
| Authors | Godfrey, SB, Bianchi, M, Zhao, K, Catalano, MG, Breighner, R, Theuer, A, Andrews, K, Grioli, G, Santello, M, Bicchi, A |
| Book Title | Converging Clinical and Engineering Research on Neurorehabilitation II |
| Volume | 15 |
| Series Volume | Biosystems & Biorobotics |
| Pagination | 469-473 |
| Publisher | Springer International Publishing |
| ISBN | 978-3-319-46668-2 |
| Keywords | Haptics, Robotics |
| Abstract | This work presents the translation from a humanoid robotic hand to a prosthetic prototype and its first evaluation in a set of 9 persons with amputation. The Pisa/IIT SoftHand is an underactuated hand built on the neuroscientific principle of motor synergies enabling it to perform natural, human-like movements and mold around grasped objects with minimal control input. These features motivated the development of the SoftHand Pro, a prosthetic version of the SoftHand built to interface with a prosthetic socket. The results of the preliminary testing of the SoftHand Pro showed it to be a highly functional design with an intuitive control system. Present results warrant further testing to develop the SoftHand Pro. |
| Notes | Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on NeuroRehabilitation (ICNR2016), October 18-21, 2016, Segovia, Spain |
| URL | http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-46669-9_78 |
| DOI | 10.1007/978-3-319-46669-9_78 |
| Refereed Designation | Refereed |
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