Robots are going to do many things for us in the future, including treating us at hospitals and health centers. Robots need to become a lot more gentle before they can deal with our hair. MOE-Hair explores that. It is a soft robot system that uses force sensing and mechanical compliance for comfortable interactions.
💡 Rigid robots feel “rough” on hair and struggle with safety when hair obscures the scalp. 🤖🐙 We introduce MOE: a tendon-driven soft robot hand. Our system’s inherent compliance provides both comfort and safer interaction. 🧵2/7 pic.twitter.com/3EHYW2yLEH
— Uksang Yoo (@UksangYoo) March 17, 2025
This is a tendon-driven soft robot hand. It passively applies 74% less force than rigid grippers. The above video shows this robot in action.
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