Robotic Hand
It's something most of us take for granted: the amazing dexterity of the human hand and the impressive amount of brain power it takes to navigate that hand.
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SPEAKER 1: The following UW 360 story is made possible by the generous support of BECU. BECU-- more than just money. VIKASH KUMAR: When you see how all the muscles are firing up, so it's like a dance between all of them put together. SPEAKER 2: Vikash Kumar is at the forefront of something spectacular. VIKASH KUMAR: You have all these joints, effectively, are connected via these tendons to the muscles over here. SPEAKER 2: For the past several years, the doctoral student has been working here in the U-Dub Movement Control Lab to create the functional equivalent of a human hand with robotics. VIKASH KUMAR: So you see each one of these joints contracting and expanding one at a time. SPEAKER 2: Vikash and his team have custom built one of the most highly cap...
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SPEAKER 1: The following UW 360 story is made possible by the generous support of BECU. BECU-- more than just money. VIKASH KUMAR: When you see how all the muscles are firing up, so it's like a dance between all of them put together. SPEAKER 2: Vikash Kumar is at the forefront of something spectacular. VIKASH KUMAR: You have all these joints, effectively, are connected via these tendons to the muscles over here. SPEAKER 2: For the past several years, the doctoral student has been working here in the U-Dub Movement Control Lab to create the functional equivalent of a human hand with robotics. VIKASH KUMAR: So you see each one of these joints contracting and expanding one at a time. SPEAKER 2: Vikash and his team have custom built one of the most highly cap...
