This paper presents an anthropomorphic robot hand called Gifu Hand III, which is a modified version of Gifu Hand II. The Gifu Hand is aimed to be used as a platform of robot hands for robotics research. The Gifu Hand III is improved on the points of backlash of transmission, opposability of the thumb, and mobility space of fingertips. The opposability of the thumb is evaluated by a cubature of ...

Background:  Hand injuries are among the most common childhood injuries. No study has been performed regarding the epidemiology of hand injuries in the pediatric population of Iran. This study aimed to examine the epidemiology of hand injuries among children in southeast of Iran.   Methods:  This cross-sectional study was performed via census sampling on patients, aged 16 years or less, with a ...