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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2009
Chris A. Ihrke, Hartland, MI (US);
David M. Reich, Huntsville, AL (US);
Lyndon Bridgwater, Houston, TX (US);
Douglas Martin Linn, White Lake, MI (US);
Scott R. Askew, Houston, TX (US);
Myron A. Diftler, Houston, TX (US);
Robert Platt, Houston, TX (US);
Brian Hargrave, Dickenson, TX (US);
Michael C. Valvo, League City, TX (US);
Muhammad E. Abdallah, Houston, TX (US);
Frank Noble Permenter, Webster, TX (US);
Joshua S. Mehling, League City, TX (US);
Chris A. Ihrke, Hartland, MI (US);
David M. Reich, Huntsville, AL (US);
Lyndon Bridgwater, Houston, TX (US);
Douglas Martin Linn, White Lake, MI (US);
Scott R. Askew, Houston, TX (US);
Myron A. Diftler, Houston, TX (US);
Robert Platt, Houston, TX (US);
Brian Hargrave, Dickenson, TX (US);
Michael C. Valvo, League City, TX (US);
Muhammad E. Abdallah, Houston, TX (US);
Frank Noble Permenter, Webster, TX (US);
Joshua S. Mehling, League City, TX (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A humanoid robot includes a robotic hand having at least one finger. An actuation system for the robotic finger includes an actuator assembly which is supported by the robot and is spaced apart from the finger. A tendon extends from the actuator assembly to the at least one finger and ends in a tendon terminator. The actuator assembly is operable to actuate the tendon to move the tendon terminator and, thus, the finger.