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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2015
Applicant:
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Inventors:
Curt Michael Salisbury, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Kevin J. Dullea, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Assignee:
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/08 (2006.01); B25J 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25J 15/0009 (2013.01); B25J 15/08 (2013.01); Y10S 901/31 (2013.01); Y10S 901/38 (2013.01);
Abstract
Technologies pertaining to a robotic hand are described herein. The robotic hand includes one or more fingers releasably attached to a robotic hand frame. The fingers can abduct and adduct as well as flex and tense. The fingers are releasably attached to the frame by magnets that allow for the fingers to detach from the frame when excess force is applied to the fingers.