One of the hottest topics in rehabilitation robotics is that of proper control of prosthetic
devices. Despite decades of research, the state of the art is dramatically behind the …

This paper presents a review on main topic regarding to anthropomorphic robotic hands
developed in the last years, taking into account the more important mechatronics designs …

Developing natural control strategies represents an intriguing challenge in the design of
human-robot interface (HRI) systems. The teleoperation of robotic grasping devices …

This paper proposes a teleimpedance controller with tactile feedback for more intuitive
control of the Pisa/IIT SoftHand. With the aim to realize a robust, efficient and low-cost hand …

Background Dexterous prosthetic hands that were developed recently, such as SmartHand
and i-LIMB, are highly sophisticated; they have individually controllable fingers and the …

The abilities of the human hand have always fascinated people, and many studies have
been devoted to describing and understanding a mechanism so perfect and important for …

Lower limb amputation is partial or complete removal of the limb due to disease, accident or
trauma. Surface electromyograms (sEMG) of a large number of muscles and force sensors …

In this paper, we present the Pisa/IIT SoftHand with myoelectric control as a synergy-driven
approach for a prosthetic hand. Commercially available myoelectric hands are more …

Background State-of-the-art bionic hands incorporate hi-tech devices which try to overcome
limitations of conventional single grip systems. Unfortunately, their complexity often limits …

State of the art of hand prosthetics is divided between simple and reliable gripper-like
systems and sophisticate hi-tech poly-articular hands which tend to be complex both in their …