Meet David the Robot: an anthropomorphic robot that can use a 7DOF arm and fully articulated 5-finger hand to handle fragile items. It comes equipped with passive-variable spring stiffness. The below video shows it using a pipette.
As the researchers explain:
To localize the object, we combine multi-object tracking with proprioceptive measurements. Together with path planning, this allows for controlled in-hand manipulation
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