ROBOT HAND AND CONTROL METHOD OF ROBOT HAND

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a robot hand and a control method of the robot hand capable of preferably gripping an object by optimum interlocking action required corresponding to a type of grip action considering importance of the interlocking action between respective links. SOLUTION: The robot hand 1 includes a palm part 11, more than two finger parts 12, 13 having more than two links 121, 122, 131, 132, motors 111-114 independently controlling joints 123, 124, 133, 134 provided at respective links and individually drive respective links, a data base that specifies the interlocking action of respective joints corresponding to a grip method of a gripping object, and a control means that controls the motors 111-114 referring to the data. The control means controls the motors 111-114 by selecting one interlocking action corresponding to the gripping object from a plurality of the interlocking actions. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT