OPENTECHNICAL PUBLICATION
OT-2026-000000616

End effector of a humanoid robot

Published: 2026-09-15T19:03:09.865491Z
Permanent URL: https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000616
Categories: Robotics & Automation > Robot Architectures

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ABSTRACT

The present disclosure provides a humanoid robot comprising a torso, a head
coupled to the torso, an arm assembly coupled to the torso, and an end
effector coupled to the arm assembly at a distal end of the arm assembly. The
end effector has a palmer side and a dorsal side and includes a thumb assembly
having at least three degrees of freedom, a first finger assembly having at
least two degrees of freedom, and a vision sensor coupled to a portion of the
end effector. The vision sensor is configured to have a field of view that
includes a majority of the palmer side of said end effector, and whereby said
field of view enables the vision sensor to detect information about contact
between an object and one or more of: (i) an extent of the thumb assembly, and
(ii) an extent of the first finger assembly.

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OpenTechnical publication OT-2026-000000616
Published 2026-09-15T19:03:09.865491Z
https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000616