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Research Advances and Perspective of Multi-Articulated and Robotic Hands

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The development of prostheses for upper limbs is extensive and complex. Actually, the results obtained by our group in the design on a multiarticulated hand prosthesis are encouraging. Its design has to satisfy essential functions for the development of various activities. Besides, such prosthesis has to be versatile and a high precision in the execution of movements has to be satisfied. On the other hand, amputation of one extremity at any level, definitely, affects the quality of life of an individual, inducing a high emotional impact. In this chapter, an overview of the development of hand prostheses is provided. Main aspects of the state of art are mentioned. In the second part, the technological developments involved in the implementation of a multiarticulated hand prosthesis and robotic fingers by our group are discussed. With this information, the future trends in the design of robotic hands and the application of evolutive algorithms in the design of hand prostheses are discussed.

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The authors kindly acknowledge the grants given by CONACYT, the National Polytechnic Institute and the Institute of Science and Technology of the D. F. (ICyTDF) Also, the support given by Hospital 1° de Octubre of ISSSTE is in high recognition.

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    Luis Héctor Hernández-Gómez, Alejandro Tonatiu Velázquez-Sánchez, Esther Lugo-González, Christopher René Torres San Miguel, Juan Alfonso Beltrán-Fernández, Guillermo Urriolagoitia-Calderón, Guillermo Urriolagoitia-Sosa & Mauricio Aron Pérez-Romero

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Hernández-Gómez, L.H. et al. (2013). Research Advances and Perspective of Multi-Articulated and Robotic Hands. In: Öchsner, A., da Silva, L., Altenbach, H. (eds) Characterization and Development of Biosystems and Biomaterials. Advanced Structured Materials, vol 29. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31470-4_7

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