Dexterous Manipulation without Grasping

Yasumichi Aiyama

Abstract

In this talk, I'll show some of my research topics. In traditional robot manipulation such as manipulation in production plant, manipulators grasp objects rigidly. But human often manipulates an object dexterously without grasping it. This "graspless" concept brings
-- to achieve complex task using its environment or other objects as support,
-- to allow position-controlled manipulator to manipulate an object contacted with environment,
-- to manipulate an object using dynamic characteristics.
In this talk, I'll explain these topics with some video clips.

 

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