ABSTRACT

The challenge remains to develop an artificial hand which is as versatile as the human hand and is capable of performing the basic prehension patterns without the need for complex actuators and control strategy In designing mechanical hand , there is a trade - off between the complexity and capabilities of the gripper. A simple but versatile artificial hand is desired. This paper presents the development of two - finger and three finger soft gripper The mechanical hand utilizes rubber hose fingers of non - uniform wall thickness. The finger are actuated by a