Remote handshake via the Baxter robot

Author: Nicolò Pedemonte

Haptic technology is applied to remote communication between people. The objective is to develop a communication system that allows two people to shake hands while being in different locations.
The communication system is here composed of two Handshaking Anthropomorphic Reactive Robotic Interface (HARRI) mounted on a Baxter robot, whose arms are position controlled. Due to the compliance of the arms of the Baxter robot, the position control leads to a poor coordination of the arms.
A more realistic interaction is obtained with the vertical rail mechanism (http://youtu.be/1MBHbFlCN2Y).

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  • Science & Technology

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