A gripper tooling includes: a gripper having a gripper body and an angular jaw; a rotor fixedly connected to the angular jaw; and a tooling member for gripping a workpiece, the tooling member including: a base pivotally connected to the rotor; a middle segment pivotally connected to the base; a distal segment pivotally connected to the middle segment; an adducting tendon having a proximal end attached to the rotor and a distal end attached to the distal segment, the rotor for rotating relative to the base and thereby for tensioning the adducting tendon; and an abducting tendon having a proximal end attached to the base and a distal end attached to the distal segment such that the tooling member can autonomously grip the workpiece as the angular jaw rotates toward the workpiece and the tooling member autonomously returns to an ungripped position as the angular jaw rotates away from workpiece.

A robot hand module includes a thumb module and a finger module each coupled to a palm part, wherein the thumb module or the finger module includes a phalangeal part movably coupled to the palm part and a cable part and a driving part each connected to the phalangeal part, wherein the driving part includes a driving part body extending in one direction and including a rotary shaft configured to rotate by receiving power, a drum member coupled to one side of the driving part body, connected to the rotary shaft, and having an outer periphery surrounded by the cable part, and a tensioner member spaced apart from the drum member in a direction in which the cable part extends outward, wherein the tensioner member is movable in the direction in which the cable part extends to adjust tension of the cable part.

A robot tendon system having a robot arm having an exterior surface, and further rigid elements, each of which is moveably attached to the robot arm or to another of the further rigid elements. Further, a tendon retaining element defines a set of closed channels, and has a major exterior surface that is attached to the major surface of the robot arm. Finally, tendons extend through the closed channels and are attached to the rigid elements.

A robot hand apparatus includes a base, three finger mechanisms, a thumb mechanism, and three motors for the three finger mechanisms. The base corresponds to a part of the hand of a human, i.e. a palm and dorsum of a human. Each of three finger mechanisms is elongated in almost the same direction from the end of the base and is adapted to be actuated by the motor. The thumb mechanism is elongated from the different portion from the base. The thumb mechanism and the finger mechanism close to the thumb mechanism are configured to define a U-shape space.

A hand intended for a humanoid robot comprises a palm and several fingers that are motorized relative to the palm. According to the invention, the hand comprises an actuator common to several fingers and a spreader making it possible to distribute a force exerted by the actuator toward the fingers.

A robotic end-effector to provide an anthropomorphic hand with a dorsal actuation system. The hand has a substantially planar palm and fingers extending from the palm and capable of flexion and extension relative to the palm. The dorsal actuation system is supported on the palm and fingers, with actuators positioned at a dorsal side of the palm and links positioned at a dorsal side of the fingers.

The invention discloses a multifunctional rigid-flexible operation engineering rescue accessory. The accessory comprises a frame, two working hydraulic cylinders, eight gripping device connecting rods, two gripping claws, a flexible cleaning device base, a movable guide sleeve, a guide slider, a guide slider rail, a rotary guide sleeve, eight sweepers brush, a functional hydraulic cylinder, and a working hydraulic motor. A gravel clearing function and a stone grabbing function are achieved by using one accessory, and different from a traditional engineering accessory integrating rigid movement, the accessory has the advantage of integrating rigid operation and flexible operation. A rigid grabbing system and a flexible sweeping system are arranged outside the frame and in the cavity of the frame respectively, so as to realize function conversion; through pushing out and retracting of a piston of the functional hydraulic cylinder, the sweeping brushes can be pushed out of the cavity to work and retract to be hidden so that the grabbing function and the sweeping function can be rapidly converted; and moreover, working requirements in various working states are met, and motion interference is avoided.

Various embodiments of a bio-inspired robot operable for detecting crack and corrosion defects in tubular structures are disclosed herein.

A hand mechanism including a first multi-joint finger, a second multi-joint finger, and a single-joint finger rotatable about a center of a predetermined connecting portion together with the first and second multi-joint fingers. The mechanism executes a first mode in which the respective entire fingers of the first and second multi-joint fingers are rotated in an identical direction using a connecting portion with respect to an attachment member when driven by a driving actuator, and a second mode in which a finger section other than a first predetermined finger section included in the first multi-joint finger is rotated with respect to the first predetermined finger section and a finger section other than a second predetermined finger section included in the second multi-joint finger is rotated with respect to the second predetermined finger section, when the rotation of the first and second predetermined finger sections are inhibited in the first mode.

A downhole robotic fishing tool includes a main body configured to be positioned in a wellbore and an intermediate body connected to a downhole end of the main body by an upper articulating joint. A robotic hand is connected to a downhole end of the intermediate body by a lower articulating joint. The robotic hand is configurable between an open configuration and a closed configuration and includes a palm, a robotic thumb and a robotic finger attached at their respective proximal ends to the palm in opposition. When in the closed configuration, the distal ends of the thumb and finger are within a grasp center area centered on a center point defined by an intersection of a grasping axis and an opposition axis of the robotic hand. A camera is positioned on the palm that has an optical axis that intersects the grasp center area proximate the center point.