Abstract: The concept of polyhedra with articulated faces is investigated in this paper. Polyhedra with articulated faces can be described as polyhedral frameworks, whose faces are constrained to remain planar. A mechanical arrangement ...

Abstract: A novel twodegreeoffreedom (DOF) cableloop sliderdriven parallel mechanism is introduced in this paper. The novelty of the mechanism lies in the fact that no passive rigidlink mechanism or springs are needed to support the ...

Abstract: This paper proposes the use of passive force and torque limiting devices to bound the maximum forces that can be applied at the endeffector or along the links of a robot, thereby ensuring the safety of human–robot ...

Abstract: The objective of this work is to develop a communication system that allows two people to shake hands while being in different locations. To this end, a novel haptic interface that is capable of performing a robotic handshake ...

Abstract: This paper introduces a novel underactuated anthropomorphic gripper for prosthetic applications. In order to extend the grasping capabilities of underactuated prosthetic grippers and improve the force transmission ratio, ...