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This robotic hand has such sensitive touch that it can grasp objects as fragile as a potato chip or a raspberry without crushing them (www.futurity.org)
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Research.

The technology, called Fragile Object Grasping with Tactile Sensing (FORTE), combines advanced tactile sensing with soft robotics.

The breakthrough could improve robot performance when a light touch is needed, such as in health care and manufacturing.

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[-] ignoble_stigmas@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 months ago

Is it sensitive enough to touch my self esteem without damaging it?

[-] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

Is it sensitive enough to touch my self

Oh no....

esteem without damaging it?

Oh. I thought you were going in a whole different direction there....

[-] Gork@sopuli.xyz 10 points 2 months ago

A robo hand job is yet another way AI is taking our jerbs

[-] ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip 4 points 2 months ago

And giving them

[-] DemandtheOxfordComma@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

All it takes is a bad yank.. and the computers win.

[-] THE_GR8_MIKE@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

Oh nice, so can I.

[-] sefra1@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 months ago

But you cost money monthly, require insurance, taxes, food, human rights.

Machine is a one time purchase.

[-] dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net 9 points 2 months ago

Right, I’ve never once had to fill a cars tank with gas, or change the oil, or pay for any other maintenance on one.

[-] Widdershins@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

Machines require upkeep. Shit wears out, shit breaks down, shit needs a constant stream of lube oil, coolant by the barrel coming in every month, waste coolant shipped somewhere else all the time, shit stops working for no reason. Shit needs to run to make back any money. You'll have to hire and pay somebody with human rights and an empty stomach since you already know all there is to know about machines. If you think machines don't break go ahead and open yourself up a machine shop and see how long it lasts with a $0 maintenance budget. Speedrun turning a million dollars into a pile of rusty scrap metal.

[-] rustydrd@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 months ago

[-] TheTechnician27@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

It is imperative that the cylinder remains unharmed.

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 points 2 months ago

I take a potato chip with my carbonfiber prosthetic hand... and I eat it!

[-] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago

It’s strong enough to crush a boulder! But gentle enough to crush a butterfly.

[-] Kn1ghtDigital@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 months ago

They did surgery on a grape

[-] Pudutr0n@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

How about egg doe

[-] MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

[-] wuffah@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I tried this with my Kia Forte and destroyed my priceless Fabergé egg collection. I’m ruined!

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 months ago

Why not just use a raspberry or a potatoe chip instead of objects as fragile as them?

[-] PabloSexcrowbar@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago

You'd have to keep switching between raspberries and potato chips and the robot would get all messy.

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

If they want to use it in healthcare as stated they need to teach it to get a little messy.

[-] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 2 months ago

Blood is probably more viscous than raspberry juice.

[-] normalentrance@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 months ago

Sweet, robots that can do more human jobs.

they took er jerbs!

[-] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Handjobs?

[-] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

How fast can it do it?

[-] Etterra@discuss.online 1 points 2 months ago

Cool, so can it help MAGA get a grip on reality?

[-] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I can do that.

[-] bibbasa@piefed.social 1 points 2 months ago

excellent

[-] half_built_pyramids@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

The GitHub is just a few md files?

[-] edgemaster72@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

source code: trust_me_bro.md

[-] MedicPigBabySaver@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

Can handle the peen?

[-] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 0 points 2 months ago

Robots can fold a shirt

Yeah, kinda... not really...

https://www.theverge.com/featured-video/860104/we-tried-to-get-humanoid-robots-to-do-the-laundry

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