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The U.S.A. As Rpresented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Washington, DC US

The U.S.A. As Rpresented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Patent applications
Patent application numberTitlePublished
20110071678TENDON DRIVEN FINGER ACTUATION SYSTEM - A humanoid robot includes a robotic hand having at least one finger. An actuation system for the robotic finger includes an actuator assembly which is supported by the robot and is spaced apart from the finger. A tendon extends from the actuator assembly to the at least one finger and ends in a tendon terminator. The actuator assembly is operable to actuate the tendon to move the tendon terminator and, thus, the finger.03-24-2011