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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 20, 2007
Filed:
Aug. 11, 2005
Applicants:
Trevor Blackwell, Los Altos, CA (US);
Scott Wiley, Los Altos, CA (US);
Inventors:
Trevor Blackwell, Los Altos, CA (US);
Scott Wiley, Los Altos, CA (US);
Assignee:
Anybots, Inc., Mountain View, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A robotic hand and arm where the fingers are driven by rotational motors with drums, and pulled with cables using rolling friction. The hand extends into a robotic arm through a wrist wherein the wrist is controlled by pneumatic cylinders. Each finger preferably is provided with four manufactured parts and a single pulley. The thumb is provided with three pulleys for independent distal movement. Cables wraps around or over pulleys, eliminating tight bends. A glove is provided about the robotic hand which provides a compressive, liquid resistant membrane.