In Japan, a lab is quietly building friendly versions of Dr. Octopus’ robot arms

All these intuitive robot arms want is offer an extra pair of hands
By Emmett Smith  on 
A man and attached robot arms giving each other a thumbs up.
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Over the last five years, researchers at the Information Somatics Lab in Tokyo have made significant process testing and developing Dr. Octopus-like robot arms. The goal is to find effective ways to redesign the human body, focusing specifically on augmenting and multiplying our upper limb capabilities. Their work has come a long way over the years, from feet-controlled robot arms to appendages controlled movements in the shoulders.

Topics Robotics


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