Patent ID: 9662794
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: B25J,Y10S

Claim:
1. A robotic finger comprising: a first member having a plurality of rigid sections that are rotatably connected end-to-end through respective first joints, wherein each first joint connects two rigid sections such that the two rigid sections rotate about the same axis; a second member comprising a single flexible section; a plurality of linkages connecting the first member and the second member so as to align the single flexible section with the plurality of rigid sections side-by-side, wherein a respective linkage connects a respective first joint of the first member to a corresponding point of the second member; and a fingertip section that connects a distal end of the first member to a distal end of the second member, wherein the first member and the second member form a trapezoidal shape, such that the distal end of the first member and the distal end of the second member are closer to each other than a proximate end of the first and second members.