How people with prosthetic arms are teaching robots to ‘feel’ like a human

Data from real-life humans will help to improve robot grip and dexterity. (Credit: ABB Robotics and PSYONIC/Cover Media)

People with prosthetic arms are teaching robots how to feel and touch like humans.

It is hoped the tests will improve their dexterity for delicate tasks, like gripping, using real-world data from humans.

ABB Robotics announced a collaboration with California-based bionics company PSYONIC.

ABB’s GoFa collaborative robot – or cobot – will use PSYNOIC’s Ability Hand prosthetic.

It will explore how touch and motion data generated through prosthetic use can help train robots perform variable tasks that are difficult to automate.

Marc Segura, president of ABB Robotics, said: ‘Human dexterity and the instinctive understanding o...