ABB Robotics, PSYONIC Team Up to Train GoFa Robots With Ability Hand Data
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Updated · Fox News · Jun 25
ABB Robotics, PSYONIC Team Up to Train GoFa Robots With Ability Hand Data
3 articles · Updated · Fox News · Jun 25
Summary
ABB Robotics and PSYONIC are testing whether touch, motion and grip-force data from PSYONIC’s Ability Hand can train ABB’s GoFa cobot to handle delicate, irregular and shifting objects.
The effort targets a core automation weakness: industrial robots excel at speed and repetition but still struggle to adjust pressure and angle in real time when handling fragile or variable items.
PSYONIC’s prosthetic hand supplies human-use data from pressure sensors, multi-articulating fingers and vibration feedback, which ABB hopes will narrow the dexterity gap in its Autonomous Versatile Robotics push.
ABB and PSYONIC see early uses in automotive, aerospace, packaging, logistics and life sciences, where better gripping could speed deployment and cut engineering time by as much as 30%.