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<p>All the robots you’ve ever seen, never seem to have working fingers. </p>
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<p>That was until now.</p>
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<blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p>"Hank...can emulate the human ability to hold and grip delicate objects"</p><cite>Cambridge Consultants</cite></blockquote>
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<p>Product development firm, Cambridge Consultants have created Hank, a robot with humanlike fingers, which are remarkably dexterous. Hank can literally pick up a pin or a bunch of grapes for that matter with effortless ease.</p>
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<p>"Through a new sensory system embedded in pneumatic fingers, Hank has a sophisticated sense of touch and slip, meaning it can emulate the human ability to hold and grip delicate objects using just the right amount of pressure," said Cambridge Consultants.</p>
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<p>Most utility robots tend to have awkward, pincer-like appendages that just don't look cool — think those Daleks in Doctor Who.</p>
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<p>Yes, Honda's Asimo is way ahead in the game and its hand functions are impressive but nothing like this.</p>
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<p>Hank has a sensory system powered by airflows that gives it…well, really what can best be described as a fully functioning hand.</p>
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<blockquote class="wp-block-quote"><p> "Hank's fingers could bring new efficiencies to giant distribution centres" </p><cite>Cambridge Consultants, Logistics Commercial Lead, Bruce Ackman</cite></blockquote>
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<p>"Hank's world-leading sensory system is a game-changer for the logistics industry, making actions such as robotic bin picking and end-to-end automated order fulfilment possible.</p>
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<p>"Adding a sense of touch and slip, generated by a single, low-cost sensor, means that Hank's fingers could bring new efficiencies to giant distribution centres," said Cambridge Consultants, Logistics Commercial Lead, Bruce Ackman.</p>
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