A three fingered robotic hand with sensitive finger tips

Made:
1962 in Sheffield University
maker:
Meredith Wooldridge Thring
and
University of Sheffield
A three fingered robotic hand with sensitive finger tips

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A three fingered robotic hand with sensitive finger tips
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A three fingered robotic hand with sensitive finger tips, made in 1962 by Prof. Thring, as an experimental model for handling symetrical items.

Details

Category:
Human Robotics
Object Number:
1997-802
Materials:
aluminium and steel and wood
Measurements:
Whole: 17.32283 x 11.02362 x 18.11024 in.; 44 x 28 x 46 cm
type:
robotic hand
credit:
Thring, Meredith Wooldridge