Bionic Robohand - Using InMoov, Emotiv EEG, Raspberry Pi and Robohand Projects

[Ali Lemus]

Hello there!

Here at Galileo University we recently started this project. We are aiming at building a Bionic Robohand, which is a spinoff of the robohand project (http://www.makerbot.com/blog/robohand/) but were adding voice control and EEG/EMG activation. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iwm2eYDgmiA

We are in the early phases, but we already noticed the strong limitations of Robohand, so we are currently building the InMoov hand to see if it works better. For starters, Erick created an InMoov simulation using VRep

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UrStetfNmaE

We are currently able to voice control the simulation (we haven't finished building the actual InMoov hand), you can see how it works here:
http://youtu.be/KzVq9_FiIjs

When we get a stable version, we plan to go open source.

[gael langevin]

Hi Ali and welcome to InMoov,

I had seen and posted your second video on this forum because I think it is very interesting.

It's interesting to see the different approach you have for to control the hand. When I'm using MRL to give voice commands to move the hands of the robot it is pretty much the same then what you do. MRL has the ability to use all the Google languages to control the hand, but it's Google...

The headset is a device I haven't searched much about but I'm certain it is going to be a must use for prosthetic use, maybe not for hand amputees but for tetraplegic or paraplegic people for sure.

I am glad to see projects like yours and also glad it follows the InMoov goal, share with Open Source.

Regards,

Gael

2013/9/14 Ali Lemus <alil...@gmail.com>

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[Saurabh Sikka]

Hello Gael and Ali

Gael, I'd like to thank you for igniting my mind with the InMoov project. My idea is to get InMoov thinking in Prolog and perhaps replace doctors in gathering patient data in remote/inaccessible areas/ Ebola type outbreak situations. Long way to go on that, though...

I've started printing the parts on an Ordbot Hadron. So far I've got the right hand and bits of the left. I'm printing in PLA and need to reshape the parts in hot water to get them to fit together smoothly. Not a very clean way to do it. I tried with ABS on a Makerbot clone and those were better with some sandpapering and drilling. 

Ali, the EmotivEEG concept really caught my attention. I see how you're controlling the InMoov hand in the software but are you able to control the physical hand itself? How long before you reckon it can be clinically applicable?

Dr. Sikka

[gael langevin]

Hi,
Tunning the printer is very necessary before starting InMoov, other wise you end up re working each parts.

Redrilling the holes is normal, because holes very in size.

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[Ali Lemus]

Hi Saurabh Sikka, 

   We ended up getting away from the EmotivEEG, in my opinion it's still not ready for prime time, there are much better choices for controlling things, especially when you need precision and repeatability. 

Here is a video we made a while ago using EmotivEEG - InMoov:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OoX4Oyo3Y4