We have seen great leaps and bounds in the field of robotics in recent years. Moreover, robotic coding has become so widespread that even middle school children can attend courses in this field. At the higher levels of the business, there are robots from Boston Dynamics and robots such as Ameca, which has been on our agenda recently.
Although the robots in question can handle processes such as walking and running more easily today, we cannot say that they are that good at holding objects. Most of the time, robots that use disproportionate power come up with either too little or too much power. Japanese technology giant Sony, on the other hand, is here with a technology that it announced at the Technology Day event that will solve this problem completely.
They will understand the object they are holding and apply force accordingly.
Touching on the subject of holding the object without dropping it and adjusting the hand position according to various objects, Sony explained how the applied force and the way of holding work. In this context, the sensors in the hands of the robots measure the distance of the object standing between them in two directions and keep the object in the middle and that way. This prevents them from dropping the object before they can even pick it up.
Things take a different turn when it comes to adjusting the applied force. Here, sensors that detect touch measure the weight change that occurs as the object is squeezed so that the robot uses the smallest amount of force needed to hold the object. This, as seen in the video, ensures that there is no problem in holding potatoes in different shapes, whether it is a rose or a cardboard cup.
You don’t have to worry about moving the object after you pick it up. Because weight control processes are constantly going on. This means that the grip strength is constantly adjusted according to the changing weight.
Thanks to the technology in question, machines are said to be able to handle objects as carefully as or even more carefully than humans. What are your thoughts on this?
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