ReconCycleICRA 2023 was held from May 29th – June 2nd in the International Convention Centre (ICC) of ExCeL, London, UK. In the conference exhibition area, qbrobotics showed the grasping and manipulation versatility of qb SoftHand 2 Reserch and the integration of sensing capabilities on the Variable Stiffness Gripper. Both devices were in part developed in ReconCycle project.
The head of IIT research team in ReconCycle Antonio Bicchi was a plenary speaker at ICRA 2022, which was held in Philadelphia, USA. In his talk prof. Bicchi discussed embodied intelligence as determined and anticipated by the physics of the body which mediates our interaction with the world. He explained how artificial hands and haptics, prostheses and avatars can be conceived and realized to better serve humans in different environments. His presentation included the results from several projects including ReconCycle.
