Drexel University giving UAVs a hand (and arms)
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The UAV robot arms include realistic robot hands
The Drexel team is using a gantry to simulate a UAV in flight
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UAVs have proven very successful as surveillance, intelligence-gathering and mapping craft, but their ability to interact with the ground has been largely confined to launching missiles. Now, Drexel University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is planning to endow them with arms and hands to allow them to work on such tasks as repairing infrastructure and disaster recovery while hovering near the ground.
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