grasping

Robot, Pass Me the Tool. Handle Visibility Facilitates Task-oriented Handovers

A human handing over an object modulates their grasp and movements to accommodate their partner’s capabilities, which greatly increases the likelihood of a successful transfer. State-of-the-art robot behavior lacks this level of user understanding, …

The Effect of Hand Size and Interaction Modality on the Virtual Hand Illusion

Most commercial virtual reality applications with self avatars provideusers with a 'one-size fits all' avatar. While the height of this body may be scaled to the user's height, other body proportions, such as limb length and hand size, are rarely …

Exploratory reach-to-grasp trajectories for uncertain object poses

This work addresses the problem of planning the reach-to-grasp trajectory for a robotic arm and hand, when there is uncertainty in the pose of the object being grasped. If the object is not in its expected location, then the robot may still gain …