At the 17th Robot workshop in Fukuoka city Japan, Ichikawa Yutaka shows the right handed five finger robotic palm. It is made from fiber and silicon to give the human touch. The five fingers on the 400-gramme (14 ounce) hand are developed using artificial fibers and are controlled using compressed air. Compared to motor-driven ones, air muscle hands are extremely light and less noisy. It can even perform delicate tasks like picking an egg. The nasty scar near on the palm is for the free moment of the thumb. The firm plans to ship some 50 prototypes to research institutes and firms, with plans to market them overseas in the near future.
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