Improving robot dexterity

MIT engineers have devised a way to give more dexterity to simple robotic grippers using the environment as a helping hand. Their model predicts the force with which a robotic gripper must push against surrounding fixtures in order to adjust its grasp. (Learn more about the system: ) Video produced and edited by Melanie Gonick/MIT Robotic footage and additional editing courtesy of Nikhil Chavan-Dafle and Alberto Rodriguez