Animatronic Robotic Hand Controlled by Glove Using Bluetooth

Date

2022-11

Type

Conference paper

Conference title

International Conference on Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (ICMIE2022)

Author(s)

Khairi Benamer
Malek Elmabrouk
Abdulhamed M. Hwas

Pages

109 - 114

Abstract

Abstract— Research and development in the field of robotic hand has attracted a lot of attention recently. There are several applications for these automated tools. Thus, the main objective of the work of this project is to build a prototype of a robotic hand with a design similar to a human hand so that the robot hand is able to grasp objects of different sizes and weights, using a control glove consisting of five flexible sensors with wireless connection. Therefore, the robot hand is designed and built with 15 degrees of freedom fingers capable of applying independent forces on grip. To grasp objects and mimic the movements of a control glove worn by the user, the wireless communication capabilities of the robot's hand were tested. An Arduino Nano microprocessor, five flexible sensors, a Bluetooth transmitter, and an external power source were components of the control glove. The robotic hand is built from 3D-printed parts from an open source library, five servo motors, one for each finger, an Arduino Uno processor, a Bluetooth receiver, an external power supply, and other components. The result showed how effective the robotic hand is in simulating the operator's hand and its ability to pick up and manipulate different objects on different surfaces. This robot can be used in environments that are dangerous for people due to the reliability of wireless control and its ability to operate the robotic arm from a separate room.

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