MITが追加できる指を開発。
身体の拡張、ということにより日常生活を快適にというのが目的だという。
腕を追加したり、指をついかしたりという・・・
BBCより。
MIT scientists develop sensor-operated robotic fingers
http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-28349073
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Scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have come up with a robotic extension to the human hand they said could help with everyday tasks.
Researches said the extension – essentially, two extra “fingers” – could be used to grasp, leaving the hand free to do other tasks.
Worn around the wrist, it mimics the movement of the wearer’s hand.
The next step, they said, will be a less bulky version.
The extra fingers developed by the team at MIT work using sensors attached to the human hand to measure the position of the wearer’s fingers. An algorithm controls the output from the sensors to the robotic fingers, moving them in sync.
“Every day, we use various tools, say a knife and fork and we drive a car and, if we use these tools for a long time, you see that those tools are just an extension of your body,” said Harry Asada, the Ford Prof of Engineering in MIT’s Department of Mechanical Engineering.
“That is exactly what we would like to do with robotics, you have extra fingers and extra arms. If you have control and can communicate with them very well, you feel that they are just an extension of your body,” he added in a video posted on YouTube.・・・
