Latest concept Schunk integrates robot hand motor controllers into wrist

Working with defined interfaces, the Schunk gripper hand can be connected to the Schunk lightweight arm already available and on the market. For mobile applications, the energy supply of the five-finger hand requires a battery-servable 24V DC. This provides increased flexibility compared to the first concept version of the hand that was controlled via a serial bus. The development of the Schunk gripper hand also allows it to be specified in a left or right hand version. The gripper hand's size, shape, mobility and overall aesthetics resemble a human hand. By utilising nine drives, the five fingers can carry out various gripping operations and motions. Moreover, numerous gestures can be constituted, simplifying visual communication between a human and a service robot. This makes the acceptance for applications in the human environment more practical and likely. Tactile sensors in the fingers provide the necessary sensitivity for the hand to master gripping and manipulation tasks. The hand also incorporates elastic gripping surfaces to ensure objects can reliably grasped.