and engineers at NASA's Johnson Space Center have pioneered

breakthroughs in medicine, computing, thermal materials,

and systems engineering.

NASA technologies are innovative solutions

that solve complex problems.

These patented core technologies are available

through a license agreement that can enable entrepreneurs

to create new products and new opportunities for business.

>> So this is Robo-Glove a robotic system

that was developed between NASA and General Motors a spinoff

of the Robonaut 2 technology that was built

into the Robonaut 2 hand and is powered based on actuation

and an external power supply.

The primary application that we were developing it for was

for the heavily repetitive tests, so the best one that came

to mind was assembly line work

where you're doing a task repetitively throughout the day

every 30 to 40 seconds at a time;

some of these tasks requiring both high levels of dexterity

and high levels of hand strength.

Robo-Glove is a separate entity it's kind

of independent of everything.

The one thing that is needed is battery power.

We currently have a modular battery that plugs

into a power case that would fit on the user's belt.

This can be, this single unit can power 2 gloves

for an 8-hour shift.

The inside of the Robo-Glove we have a set actuators,

there are 3 of them here which pull on synthetic tendons

that run through the glove out to the fingers.

We have a microcontroller, a set of sensors

within the fingertips, as well as back here

at the microcontroller allow the operator to tell the glove

when to close, how much to close by, and when to open back up.

Robo-Glove is currently setup to be just in flexure

so just pulls the hand in closure so any task

that is needing to be grasped or held for long periods of time,

somebody who is handling heavy equipment, moving things

around where they're picking objects up

and placing them somewhere any type of situation

where a normal human is working around the task is continued

through repetitive high hand strength then is the application

that works well.

>> The NASA-GM Robo-Glove is a patented technology available

for use through a license agreement with NASA.

Robo-Glove can benefit a wide range of applications and uses

that can be sold to a wide range of markets.

To find out more about Robo-Glove

and other technology license opportunities

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