robotics
A 40-Gram Brake Returns the Grip Force
A magnetorheological hand exoskeleton rendered up to 21 newtons while keeping back-drive force near one newton.
Summary
A magnetorheological hand exoskeleton rendered up to 21 newtons while keeping back-drive force near one newton.
The 39.8-gram brake spans 0.01 to 0.918 newton-meters. Users distinguished stiffness from force feedback alone; in a tele-grasp task with equal success, kinesthetic feedback cut contact force 28.2 percent against visual-only control.
Why it matters
A magnetorheological hand exoskeleton rendered up to 21 newtons while keeping back-drive force near one newton.
Limits and context
- Users distinguished stiffness from force feedback alone; in a tele-grasp task with equal success, kinesthetic feedback cut contact force 28.2 percent against visual-only control.
Key claims
A magnetorheological hand exoskeleton rendered up to 21 newtons while keeping back-drive force near one newton.
Qualification: Users distinguished stiffness from force feedback alone; in a tele-grasp task with equal success, kinesthetic feedback cut contact force 28.2 percent against visual-only control.
Evidence: source-2026-11-10-019
Sources
- arXiv preprint 2611.12130, original v1arXiv · primary research
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