Human and Robot Hands: Sensorimotor Synergies to Bridge the Gap Between Neuroscience and Robotics

Presented in two parts, the first part, provides the theoretical and experimental foundations to describe the synergistic organization of the human hand. The second part, , exploits the framework of hand synergies to better control and design robotic hands and haptic/sensing systems/tools, using a reduced number of control inputs/sensors, with the goal of pushing their effectiveness close to the natural one. provides a valuable reference for students, researchers and designers who are interested in the study and design of the artificial hand.