{"id":14855,"date":"2026-06-22T04:49:50","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T04:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=14855"},"modified":"2026-06-22T04:49:50","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T04:49:50","slug":"why-robots-still-cant-pick-up-an-egg-and-how-abb-outlines-their-fix-using-human-generated-touch-data","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=14855","title":{"rendered":"Why Robots Still Can&#8217;t Pick Up an Egg and How ABB Outlines Their Fix Using Human-Generated Touch Data."},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21210405\/why-robots-cant-pick-up-an-egg-abb-robotics.jpg\" alt=\"Why Robots Can't Pick Up an Egg ABB Robotics\" width=\"1280\" height=\"853\"\/><br \/>Engineers have watched robots master welding seams and pallet stacking for decades. Success on those jobs rarely translates when the task involves something fragile and slightly different every time. An egg in a carton or on a counter represents the exact kind of object that exposes the limits. Too much force cracks the shell. Too little lets it slip. Slight variations in shape, weight distribution, or surface texture throw off systems built around fixed gripper designs or basic vision.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-247581\"\/><br \/><iframe title=\"Why robots still can&amp;apos;t pick up an egg (and how we&amp;apos;re fixing it)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y41oP9MUpqA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><noscript><iframe title=\"Why robots still can&amp;apos;t pick up an egg (and how we&amp;apos;re fixing it)\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/y41oP9MUpqA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/noscript><br \/>ABB Robotics and PSYONIC, the companies behind the Ability Hand prosthetic, have now taken a different approach. This partnership begins in the very real world, where lab models and scripted demonstrations simply cannot compete. Many people already utilize the Ability Hand in their daily lives, over 100s to be exact. These devices really capture real-world touch, pressure changes, and grip alterations as users go about their regular tasks, such as washing dishes, sifting through clothes, or simply playing with a sensitive object.<\/p>\n<p>\nThe Ability Hand is practically packed with pressure sensors in the right places on the fingers, as well as a full vibration feedback system that tells the user when they\u2019re in contact and how much pressure is being applied. It\u2019s not just about having the right grip; you also need to feel it, so if you\u2019re juggling a coffee mug and a raspberry, you\u2019ll know exactly how much pressure you need to keep the mug safe without squishing the raspberry. Don\u2019t even get me started on slippery objects, which is exactly what prosthesis users have contributed to the discussion: real-world data on time, force levels, finger placements, and movement speed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21210346\/why-robots-cant-pick-up-an-egg-abb-robotics-1.jpg\" alt=\"Why Robots Can't Pick Up an Egg ABB Robotics\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><br \/>Researchers typically teach robots using gloves, virtual reality sets, or simply watching video after video, to mention a few standard training methods. They\u2019re okay, I suppose, but they mostly just tell you where the fingers ended up, and that\u2019s the point, because it\u2019s the little details that really matter, such as the sensation of exactly how much pressure you\u2019re applying and how different textures feel under your fingers. That\u2019s what these prosthetic users have provided\u2026the missing layer of understanding,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21210353\/why-robots-cant-pick-up-an-egg-abb-robotics-2.jpg\" alt=\"Why Robots Can't Pick Up an Egg ABB Robotics\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><br \/>ABB has put an Ability Hand on their GoFa robot arm to allow for unlimited testing and improvement. The GoFa side provides the industrial accuracy and accurate measurement of forces and positions that they require, and all of the data from human use is then fed back in to tell them how the robot version should behave. The really clever part is that it\u2019s the same hand design on both sides, so transferring this learned behavior is simple, and engineers can take the knowledge from all those real interactions and incorporate it into new control approaches that should work much better with new objects or minor changes in conditions.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.techeblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/21210359\/why-robots-cant-pick-up-an-egg-abb-robotics-3.jpg\" alt=\"Why Robots Can't Pick Up an Egg ABB Robotics\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\"\/><br \/>According to Marc Segura, president of ABB robots, one of the most difficult elements of industrial robots has always been obtaining human dexterity and intrinsic knowledge of how to handle diverse products, which is exactly what this alliance is seeking to address. 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