Sunday 28 September 2014

Fingertip sensor gives robot unprecedented dexterity

ROBO SPACE
Fingertip sensor gives robot unprecedented dexterity
Boston MA (SPX) Sep 25, 2014 - Researchers at MIT and Northeastern University have equipped a robot with a novel tactile sensor that lets it grasp a USB cable draped freely over a hook and insert it into a USB port. The sensor is an adaptation of a technology called GelSight, which was developed by the lab of Edward Adelson, the John and Dorothy Wilson Professor of Vision Science at MIT, and first described in 2009. ... more


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