The term 'synergy'–from the Greek synergia–means 'working together'. The concept of
multiple elements working together towards a common goal has been extensively used in …

The ever-changing nature of human environments presents great challenges to robot
manipulation. Objects that robots must manipulate vary in shape, weight, and configuration …

In this paper we introduce the Pisa/IIT SoftHand, a novel robot hand prototype designed with
the purpose of being robust and easy to control as an industrial gripper, while exhibiting …

We present a novel and real-time method to detect object affordances from RGB-D images.
Our method trains a deep Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) to learn deep features from …

In automated production processes grasping devices and methods play a crucial role in the
handling of many parts, components and products. This keynote paper starts with a …

Motivated by the requirements of mobile manipulation, a compliant underactuated hand,
capable of locking individual joints, has been developed. Locking is accomplished with …

Manipulation is one of the most important fields in robotics. Nevertheless, even given the
long history of manipulation research, technologies for multi-fingered robotic hands are still …

We demonstrate fabrication, characterization, and implementation of'soft-matter'pressure
and bending sensors for a soft robotic hand. The elastomer-based sensors are embedded in …

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 …

In the framework of rehabilitation robotics, a major role is played by the human–machine
interface (HMI) used to gather the patient's intent from biological signals, and convert them …