Bioinspired Fingertip for Anthropomorphic Robotic Hands

Background: An artificial fingertip with mechanical features and appearance similar to the human fingertip could represent a significant step forward towards the development of the next generation artificial hands. However, so far, a fingertip showing a good trade-off among mechanical features, appe...

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Main Authors: Marco Controzzi, Marco D'Alonzo, Carlo Peccia, Calogero Maria Oddo, Maria Chiara Carrozza, Christian Cipriani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2014-01-01
Series:Applied Bionics and Biomechanics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ABB-140092
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description Background: An artificial fingertip with mechanical features and appearance similar to the human fingertip could represent a significant step forward towards the development of the next generation artificial hands. However, so far, a fingertip showing a good trade-off among mechanical features, appearance and anthropomorphism, along with its 3D computational model, is still missing.
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spelling doaj-art-21e18653ffd44bae8b85b529b2c1080e2025-08-20T02:04:05ZengWileyApplied Bionics and Biomechanics1176-23221754-21032014-01-01111-2253810.3233/ABB-140092Bioinspired Fingertip for Anthropomorphic Robotic HandsMarco Controzzi0Marco D'Alonzo1Carlo Peccia2Calogero Maria Oddo3Maria Chiara Carrozza4Christian Cipriani5The BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pontedera (P I), ItalyThe BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pontedera (P I), ItalyThe BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pontedera (P I), ItalyThe BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pontedera (P I), ItalyThe BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pontedera (P I), ItalyThe BioRobotics Institute, Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pontedera (P I), ItalyBackground: An artificial fingertip with mechanical features and appearance similar to the human fingertip could represent a significant step forward towards the development of the next generation artificial hands. However, so far, a fingertip showing a good trade-off among mechanical features, appearance and anthropomorphism, along with its 3D computational model, is still missing.http://dx.doi.org/10.3233/ABB-140092
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