3D Printed Robotic Hand Aids Workers
From: Design News - 06/2012 - page 35
By: Ann R. Thryft

Festo's robotic glove functions as an extension of a hand to provide strength
and endurance. It is customized to fit the user by selective laser sintering
via additive manufacturing from a 3D scan of the user's hand, and operates
independently as an exoskeleton on a human hand or remotely on a robotic arm. 

The robotic hand can also be used with a brain-computer interface to create a
closed feedback loop for helping stroke patients who are showing signs of
paralysis. An EEG signal indicates the patient's desire to open or close his
or her hand, and the ExoHand responds by performing the movement. The result
is training patients to regenerate damaged connections between brain and
hand. Festo is working on this application with the Centre for Integrative
Neuroscience at the University Hospital Tuebingen. 

View the article at:
http://dc.ee.ubm-us.com/i/68145/36

View the entire article at:
Festo's Robotic ExoHand Provides Strength & Endurance
http://www.designnews.com/document.asp?doc_id=243327

ExoHand – human-machine interaction description
http://www.festo.com/cms/en_corp/12713.htm

ExoHand – human-machine interaction film (with video 1:49)
http://www.festo.com/cms/en_corp/12713_12721.htm#id_12721

Centre for Integrative Neuroscience
http://www.cin.uni-tuebingen.de/