Mmastodon TechnologyRobotics first seen 18 h ago, last 13 min ago, peak #3
Engineers drop the little finger after one-day experiment
Original: «От мизинца инженер:ки решили отказаться после эксперимента: сотрудни:цы на один день скрепили себе мизинцы с безымянным
Robotics engineers decided against adding a fifth digit to their design after an experiment in which team members taped their little fingers to their ring fingers for a day and noted which everyday actions became impossible. The team concluded that the benefit of an extra finger does not justify the three additional joints' worth of complexity it would require.
Why now: The counterintuitive finding that a little finger is not worth its engineering cost is sparking discussion about human-centred design in robotics.
robotics engineersrobot hand design
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