Associate Professor Ho An Vang of the Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, has succeeded in developing a new robot hand that wraps around and grasps objects inspired by roses.Robotic hands are expected to be the decisive factor in labor saving in agriculture, but it is likely to attract attention because it was difficult to harvest crops other than specific crops without damaging them.
According to the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Associate Professor Ho An Van is developing a robot hand for agricultural use, keeping in mind factors such as low cost, no damage to crops, simple control, and versatility for any target. went into development.
Inspired by the rose flower, we wrapped it in a soft material so that it would not damage the harvested crops.
Furthermore, by using 3D printing to form the rotating part using a small amount of soft material and resin material, we have made it possible to produce it at a low cost. We are devising ways to cope with the harvest.
Although conventional robot hands are sophisticated, they are limited in target objects and lack versatility.There was a problem of damaging the harvest when using it for something other than the target object.The research results were announced at the international conference "Robotics Science and Systems" held in South Korea.
Paper information:[Robotics: Science and System(RSS2023)] ROSE: Rotation-based Squeezing Robotic Gripper toward Universal Handling of Objects
