Robotic Hands, Grasping, and Manipulation [TC Spotlight]

The design of robotic hands and grippers and the study of robotic grasping and manipulation represent key research areas in robotics. To foster the exchange of ideas in this field, the IEEE Robotics and Automation Society (RAS) Technical Committee (TC) on Robotic Hands, Grasping, and Manipulation has been operational since 2014. The main organizational structure consists of five co-chairs, four from academia and one from industry who helps to build links to the European robotics industry. Since 2014, our TC has gained more than 191 members, with 25.1% joining in their capacity as industry representatives, all of whom are informed about TC activities through a dedicated mailing list. The TC has offered continuous support to the organization of workshops at main conferences.