University at Buffalo, NY                                                        September 2019 - May 2021

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Problem:

• Design a bionic hand that mimics the shape and motion of a human hand, which is able to grasp objects of different shapes.

• Make it as light-weighted as possible.

Solution:

• Used 3d-printed compliant structure as finger joints to reduce friction and weight without the need to assemble fingers.

• Designed, analyzed and built the robotic hand.

• After the paper submission, I designed the second version which can grasp objects up to 500g, and is currently used by the team for further research.