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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2013
Filed:
May. 07, 2010
Masato Hayakawa, Wako, JP;
Kazuyuki Takahashi, Wako, JP;
Hironori Waita, Wako, JP;
Hiroshi Gomi, Wako, JP;
Masato Hayakawa, Wako, JP;
Kazuyuki Takahashi, Wako, JP;
Hironori Waita, Wako, JP;
Hiroshi Gomi, Wako, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A five-fingered hand device suitably applicable to a humanoid robot is provided. The device includes a hand body () which has a base () and five finger mechanisms () to (), a drive unit () which drives the finger mechanisms, and a control unit () which controls bending and stretching of the finger mechanisms. The drive unit () has driven fluid pressure cylinders provided inside the hand body () and driving fluid pressure cylinders () provided outside the hand body (), the driven fluid pressure cylinders being connected to the driving fluid pressure cylinders via fluid pressure transmission pipes ().