Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) printing enables the production of anatomically matched
and patient-specific devices and constructs with high tunability and complexity. It also allows …

This article reports on the state of the art of artificial hands, discussing some of the field's
most important trends and suggesting directions for future research. We review and group …

The emerging discussion about the sustainability potential of distributed production is the
starting point for this paper. The focus is on the “design global, manufacture local” model …

Prosthetic hands are prescribed to patients who have suffered an amputation of the upper
limb due to an accident or a disease. This is done to allow patients to regain functionality of …

Soft, underactuated, and compliant robotic exo-gloves have received an increased interest
over the last decade. Possible applications of these systems range from augmenting the …

This paper presents the design, analysis and development of an anthropomorphic robotic
hand, ie MCR-Hand III. Based on the investigation of human hand anatomical structure and …

Prosthetic hands, while having shown significant progress in affordability, typically suffer
from limited repairability, specifically by the user themselves. Several modular hands have …

The strict development processes of commercial upper-limb prostheses and the complexity
of research projects required for their development makes them expensive for end users …

Current grasping methods for aerial vehicles are slow, inaccurate and they cannot adapt to
any target object. Thus, they do not allow for on-the-fly, ultra-fast grasping. In this paper, we …

Exploring human hand fundamental biomechanical features and exploiting them to robotic
hands have been proven to be an effective approach to enhancing artificial hands' …