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(1998). Chapter 5 Multi-fingered hands: A survey. In: Chiacchio, P., Chiaverini, S. (eds) Complex Robotic Systems. Lecture Notes in Control and Information Sciences, vol 233. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/BFb0035187

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