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. 2020 Dec 28;21(1):137. doi: 10.3390/s21010137

Table 5.

Prosthetic hand advantages and disadvantages.

Advantages Disadvantages
Miquelangelo
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    Better grasping wit multifunctional fingers

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    Wrist rotation

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    Multiple grip types
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    Difficulties on co-contractions too much effort

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    External device requires as mobile phone, buttons, etc.

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    No need of gyroscope

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    Pattern recognition requires much more training

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    Expensive

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    Expensive repair

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    Heavy objects the fingers open unintentionally

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    Insufficient force

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    Grasp of static objects

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    Mechanical robustness
i-Limb
Be bionic
Sensor Hand
Vincent Hand
Our Hand
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    Soft joins

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    Adaptation to the object surface

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    Multiple grip types

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    Combination of 2 control systems EMG and FSR
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    Difficulties on co-contractions and or bottom (needs the other hand)

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    Insufficient force

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    Mechanical robustness