Lael Odhner talks about grasping objects with a compliant hand. This interview was recorded in 2015.
Lael Odhner is a co-founder of RightHand Robotics, that is developing
a gripper based on the combination of control and soft, compliant
parts to get better grasping of objects.
Their work focuses on grasping and manipulating everyday human objects
in everyday environments.This mimics how human hands combine control
and flexibility to grasp objects with great dexterity.
The combination of control and compliance makes the RightHand robotics
gripper very light-weight and affordable. The compliance makes it
easier to grasp objects of unknown shape and differs from the way
industrial robots usually grip. The compliance also helps in a more
unstructured environment where contact with the object and its
surroundings cannot be exactly predicted.
Lael also talks about how most of what needs to be achieved when
grasping and manipulating objects can be done with far fewer
controlled degrees of freedom in the manipulator. That leads to a much
less complex hand that is smaller, lighter and cheaper.
We also hear about how testing what the hand can grasp led to strange
looks at a farmers market.
More information about RightHand Robotics https://www.righthandrobotics.com
This interview was recorded in 2015.
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