{"id":268018,"date":"2025-01-02T21:14:22","date_gmt":"2025-01-02T21:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/02\/delicate-robot-hands-know-just-how-hard-to-squeeze\/"},"modified":"2025-06-25T17:09:50","modified_gmt":"2025-06-25T17:09:50","slug":"delicate-robot-hands-know-just-how-hard-to-squeeze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michigandigitalnews.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/02\/delicate-robot-hands-know-just-how-hard-to-squeeze\/","title":{"rendered":"Delicate robot hands know just how hard to squeeze"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"ArticleImage\">\n<div class=\"Image__Wrapper\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" width=\"1350\" height=\"900\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02110711\/SEI_234759359.jpg\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1288px) 837px, (min-width: 1024px) calc(57.5vw + 55px), (min-width: 415px) calc(100vw - 40px), calc(70vw + 74px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02110711\/SEI_234759359.jpg?width=300 300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02110711\/SEI_234759359.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02110711\/SEI_234759359.jpg?width=500 500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02110711\/SEI_234759359.jpg?width=600 600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02110711\/SEI_234759359.jpg?width=700 700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02110711\/SEI_234759359.jpg?width=800 800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02110711\/SEI_234759359.jpg?width=837 837w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02110711\/SEI_234759359.jpg?width=900 900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02110711\/SEI_234759359.jpg?width=1003 1003w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02110711\/SEI_234759359.jpg?width=1100 1100w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02110711\/SEI_234759359.jpg?width=1200 1200w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02110711\/SEI_234759359.jpg?width=1300 1300w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02110711\/SEI_234759359.jpg?width=1400 1400w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02110711\/SEI_234759359.jpg?width=1500 1500w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02110711\/SEI_234759359.jpg?width=1600 1600w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02110711\/SEI_234759359.jpg?width=1674 1674w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02110711\/SEI_234759359.jpg?width=1700 1700w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02110711\/SEI_234759359.jpg?width=1800 1800w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02110711\/SEI_234759359.jpg?width=1900 1900w, https:\/\/images.newscientist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/02110711\/SEI_234759359.jpg?width=2006 2006w\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" data-image-context=\"Article\" data-image-id=\"2462397\" data-caption=\"A robotic hand with vibration sensors in the fingertips can grasp apples and oranges with just the right amount of force\" data-credit=\"Anway S. Pimpalkar et al. (2024)\/CC BY 4.0\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"ArticleImageCaption\">\n<div class=\"ArticleImageCaption__CaptionWrapper\">\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Title\">A robotic hand with vibration sensors in the fingertips can grasp apples and oranges with just the right amount of force<\/p>\n<p class=\"ArticleImageCaption__Credit\">Anway S. Pimpalkar et al. (2024)\/CC BY 4.0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article-topic\/robots\/\">robotic<\/a> hand inspired by human skin can sense how hard an object is with a single digit\u2019s touch and work out how much force is needed to grip it before the rest of the hand closes its grasp.<\/p>\n<p>Gripping an object firmly enough to secure it, but softly enough that it doesn\u2019t break, is something that humans learn as infants, but robots still struggle with.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newscientist.com\/article\/2458259-delicate-robot-hands-know-just-how-hard-to-squeeze\/?utm_campaign=RSS%7CNSNS&#038;utm_source=NSNS&#038;utm_medium=RSS&#038;utm_content=home\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] A robotic hand with vibration sensors in the fingertips can grasp apples and oranges with just the right amount of force Anway S. 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