Hands, Dexterity, and the Brain

Ritter, Helge; Haschke, Robert

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“…However, the deformation DL of the membrane is limited to the membrane tension, which is limited by the membrane's stiffness. So h 1 is limited by the membrane's stiffness, and thus, the applied force f 1 on the object is limited by the membrane's stiffness according to Equations (6) and (7).…”

Section: Gripping Behavior Analysis Of the Bloodworm-inspired Grippermentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The DLR/HIT Hand II-a multisensory five-fingered dexterous robotic hand with high performance, and other dexterous robotic hands have been developed to provide useful prostheses. 6,7 For rigid robotic hands, the dexterity is the result of multiple degrees of freedom, which requires additional actuators and sensors. This makes their designs complex and costly.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Section: Gripping Behavior Analysis Of the Bloodworm-inspired Grippermentioning

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“…However, on the frontier of fine motor skills and dexterity, technology is lagging behind significantly (Ritter and Haschke, 2015;Manyika et al, 2017). Manual skills are deeply integrated into the human cognitive system.…”

Section: Physical Capabilitiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Welfare states and digitalization

Greve¹

2019

The Digital Transformation of Labor

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Through a series of studies, the overarching aim of this book is to investigate if and how the digitalization/digital transformation process causes (or may cause) the autonomy of various labor functions, and its impact in creating (or stymieing) various job opportunities on the labor market. This book also seeks to illuminate what actors/groups are mostly benefited by the digitalization/digital transformation and which actors/groups that are put at risk by it.This book takes its point of departure from a 2016 OECD report that contends that the impact digitalization has on the future of labor is ambiguous, as on the one hand it is suggested that technological change is labor-saving, but on the other hand, it is suggested that digital technologies have not created new jobs on a scale that it replaces old jobs. Another 2018 OECD report indicated that digitalization and automation as such does not pose a real risk of destroying any significant number of jobs for the foreseeable future, although tasks would by and large change significantly. This would affect welfare, as most of its revenue stems from taxation, and particularly so from the taxation on labor (directly or indirectly). For this reason, this book will set out to explore how the future technological and societal advancements impact labor conditions.The book seeks to provide an innovative, enriching and controversial take on how various aspects of the labor market can be (and are) affected by the ongoing digitalization trend in a way that is not covered by extant literature. As such, this book intends to cater to a wider readership, from a general audience and students, to specialized professionals and academics wanting to gain a deeper understanding of the possible future developments of the labor market in light of an accelerating digitalization/digital transformation of society at large.

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“…Manipulation (or manual dexterity) has been described as a 'Rosetta Stone for cognition' [1], because it allows examination of cognitive abilities in naturally occurring, non-verbal behaviours. In particular, the act of grasping an object forms the foundation of manipulation, as in order to manipulate an object efficiently, an animal has to first establish a stable grip on the object.…”

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Object manipulation without hands

2021

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Our current understanding of manipulation is based on primate hands, resulting in a detailed but narrow perspective of ways to handle objects. Although most other animals lack hands, they are still capable of flexible manipulation of diverse objects, including food and nest materials, and depend on dexterity in object handling to survive and reproduce. Birds, for instance, use their bills and feet to forage and build nests, while insects carry food and construct nests with their mandibles and legs. Bird bills and insect mandibles are much simpler than a primate hand, resembling simple robotic grippers. A better understanding of manipulation in these and other species would provide a broader comparative perspective on the origins of dexterity. Here we contrast data from primates, birds and insects, describing how they sense and grasp objects, and the neural architectures that control manipulation. Finally, we outline techniques for collecting comparable manipulation data from animals with diverse morphologies and describe the practical applications of studying manipulation in a wide range of species, including providing inspiration for novel designs of robotic manipulators.

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Hands, Dexterity, and the Brain

Cited by 9 publications

References 65 publications

A Bioinspired Soft Swallowing Gripper for Universal Adaptable Grasping

A Bioinspired Soft Swallowing Gripper for Universal Adaptable Grasping

Welfare states and digitalization

Object manipulation without hands

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