MIT
MIT supernumerary robotic fingers (2014)
Research on augmenting a human hand with two synchronised robotic fingers
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Keio University Embodied Media
MetaLimbs
Research prototypeResearch on controlling additional robotic limbs through leg and foot movement.
Price not verified
Manufacturer photograph of physical MetaLimbs hardware.
- Historical research prototype; no production or present retail availability inferred.
- The leg/foot control scheme changes how the operator allocates limb movement.
Key details
- Designed for
- Research on controlling additional robotic limbs through leg and foot movement ↗
PRICES & AVAILABILITY
Prices & availability
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Author/laboratory research prototype; no consumer sale or public hardware purchase price verified.
Author/laboratory research prototype; no consumer sale or public hardware purchase price verified.
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Specifications
- Designed for
- Research on controlling additional robotic limbs through leg and foot movement ↗
- Form factor
- Back-mounted pair of robotic arms and hands ↗
- Research Year
- 2017 ↗
- Additional Limbs
- Two robot arms ↗
- Global Tracking
- Optical markers on knees and toes ↗
- Local Tracking
- Sock-type devices measure toe movement ↗
- Mapping
- Left/right feet mapped to respective robotic arms ↗
- Hand Control
- Foot/leg motion mapped into robot arms, hands and fingers ↗
- Project Stage
- Physical research prototype demonstrated at SIGGRAPH2017 ↗
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