Robotics Technology Center

Robotic Hand Lets You Feel Your Partner Over The Internet

A robotic hand has been developed by scientists at the Chinese University of Hong Kong which allows friends and family to hold hands with their loved ones over the internet.

The cyber-hand plugs into a computer and communicates with an electronic wristband to allow people talking over the internet to experience the sensation of touch. The hand can grip and shake and give the signs for 'OK' and 'peace'. Professor Liu Yunhui, who led the team of Hong Kong researchers, said the robotic hand is able to almost instantly imitate the original motion of the human hand and offer the feeling of touch.

“At this moment the function is not perfect and it can’t copy exactly, partly because the robot hand is different from the human hand in terms of the degree of freedom of movement it has,” said Prof Liu.

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