So you want something to look forward to in your fast approaching
old age, eh? If
robots playing baseball doesn't quite cut it, how's about a robohand that redefines what we understand by the word "dexterity"? The Ishikawa Komuro Laboratory is
at it again, this time demonstrating robotic appendages with a reaction time of a
single millisecond. Using harmonic drive gears and a (really) high-speed actuator, the three-fingered hands can tie your shoelaces, tweezer your brow, and even perform some kung fu pen spinning for the ladies. Video after the break -- skip ahead if you must, but don't miss out on the slow-mo action at 2:40 in the demo, it's pure kinetic poetry.
[Via
Hizook; Thanks, Thomas B]
posted Aug 22nd 2009 at 2:20PM
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