HAND ERC

Research Assistant

The NSF Human AugmentatioN via Dexterity Engineering Research Center (HAND ERC) aims to revolutionize the ability of robots to augment human labor by developing easy-to-integrate and versatile dexterous robot hands that make robot manipulators useful “out of the box.” These hands will come equipped with a library of AI-powered dexterous skills that grows over time and intuitive interfaces that trained workers can use immediately.

1. Robotic Skin

Objectives

• Replicate properties of skin:

  • Durability/Robustness

  • Compliance

  • High contact area

  • High resolution sensing

• Retrofittable to teleoperation hand​​​​