Virginia Tech lab develops low-cost, compressed air robotic hand
From: Design Fax - Robotics Projects
By: Steven Mackay, Virginia Tech

The Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) of the College of Engineering
at Virginia Tech has developed a unique robotic hand that can firmly hold
objects as heavy as a can of food or as delicate as a raw egg, while
dexterous enough to gesture for sign language. 

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http://www.designfax.net/enews/20090901/pr-robotics.asp

Links:
RAPHaEL video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdeYmwiqT5s&feature=channel_page

Dennis Hong
http://www.me.vt.edu/romela/RoMeLa/Dr._Dennis_Hong.html

RoMeLa
http://www.me.vt.edu/romela/RoMeLa/RoMeLa.html

Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory develops a low cost, dexterous robotic
  hand operated by compressed air 
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