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Robo-Glove Wearable Human Grasp Assist Device

In collaboration with General Motors, researchers at the NASA Johnson Space Center designed and developed Robo-Glove, a wearable human grasp assist device. Robo-Glove helps reduce the grasping force needed to operate tools for an extended time or for repetitive motion tasks. Robo-Glove markets include manufacturing, automotive, and hazardous material handling. The wearable device also has potential applications in prosthetic devices and rehabilitation aids. The Robo-Glove is a patented technology available for commercial technology licensing here  .

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    00:00:00 >> [Background Music] For more than 50 years scientists and engineers at NASA's Johnson Space Center have pioneered breakthroughs in medicine, computing, thermal materials, and systems engineering. NASA technologies are innovative solutions that solve complex problems. These patented core technologies are available through a license agreement that can enable entrepreneurs to create new products and new opportunities for business. >> So this is Robo-Glove a robotic system

    00:00:30 that was developed between NASA and General Motors a spinoff of the Robonaut 2 technology that was built into the Robonaut 2 hand and is powered based on actuation and an external power supply. The primary application that we were developing it for was for the heavily repetitive tests, so the best one that came to mind was assembly line work where you're doing a task repetitively throughout the day every 30 to 40 seconds at a time; some of these tasks requiring both high levels of dexterity

    00:01:03 and high levels of hand strength. Robo-Glove is a separate entity it's kind of independent of everything. The one thing that is needed is battery power. We currently have a modular battery that plugs into a power case that would fit on the user's belt. This can be, this single unit can power 2 gloves for an 8-hour shift. The inside of the Robo-Glove we have a set actuators, there are 3 of them here which pull on synthetic tendons

    00:01:32 that run through the glove out to the fingers. We have a microcontroller, a set of sensors within the fingertips, as well as back here at the microcontroller allow the operator to tell the glove when to close, how much to close by, and when to open back up. Robo-Glove is currently setup to be just in flexure so just pulls the hand in closure so any task that is needing to be grasped or held for long periods of time, somebody who is handling heavy equipment, moving things around where they're picking objects up

    00:02:07 and placing them somewhere any type of situation where a normal human is working around the task is continued through repetitive high hand strength then is the application that works well. >> The NASA-GM Robo-Glove is a patented technology available for use through a license agreement with NASA. Robo-Glove can benefit a wide range of applications and uses that can be sold to a wide range of markets. To find out more about Robo-Glove and other technology license opportunities

    00:02:39 visit technology.jsc.nasa.gov. ------------------------------e39841a608f6--