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This robot is so dexterous it can perfectly peel a banana without damaging it - C C - Mar 26, 2022
https://futurism.com/the-byte/robot-banana-peel-motor-skills
INTRO: Our robotic creations just keep getting smarter and smarter. A new robot created at the University of Tokyo is so intelligent, in fact, it can handle the delicate business of peeling a banana successfully — well, at least most of the time.
A team of researchers released their initial study about the robot earlier this month in the Cornell University journal Arxiv, and new video footage posted this week on New Scientist’s YouTube channel shows the bot in action. Two “arms,” each equipped with two “fingers,” gently rotate the banana and peel back the top of the stem. It then manipulates the fruit so the rest of the skin can be removed... (MORE - details)
https://youtu.be/3272hACe0NE
RE: This robot is so dexterous it can perfectly peel a banana without damaging it - Kornee - Mar 27, 2022
'Finally'? Struck me as a trip back down memory lane to the 80s/90s level of robotics dexterity etc.
RE: This robot is so dexterous it can perfectly peel a banana without damaging it - confused2 - Mar 29, 2022
I'm reminded of an H.G.Wells (?) story about a shaving robot - it didn't end well for the inventor.