Robot Hands and the Mechanics of Manipulation (MIT Press Series in Artificial Intelligence) by Mason, Matthew T. & J. Kenneth Salisbury, Jr - 1985

The MIT Press, 1985-05-30. hardcover. Used: Good.

The MIT Press, 1985. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A clean, tight and unmarked copy- " Robot Hands and the Mechanics of Manipulation explores several aspects of the basic mechanics of grasping, pushing, and in general, manipulating objects. It makes a significant contribution to the understanding of the motion of objects in the presence of friction, and to the development of fine position and force controlled articulated hands capable of doing useful work. In the book's first section, kinematic and force analysis is applied to the problem of designing and controlling articulated hands for manipulation. The analysis of the interface between fingertip and grasped object then becomes the basis for the specification of acceptable hand kinematics. A practical result of this work has been the development of the Stanford/JPL robot hand - a tendon-actuated, 9 degree-of-freedom hand which is being used at various laboratories around the country to study… Read More

Cambridge MA MIT Press, 1985, hardcover. Published 1985. Hardcover. Condition: near fine, with near fine dust jacket. ISBN 0262132052

MIT Press, 1985. Hardcover. Very Good. Former library book. Edition 1985. Ammareal gives back up to 15% of this item's net price to charity organizations.