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Robot Hand Pitching Considering Contact Model

Robot Hand Pitching Considering Contact Model Between Finger And Ball NAIST(Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Graduate School of Information Science in Japan) Robotics Laboratory 指とボールの接触モデルを用いたロ ットハンドによる投球動作 実現 奈良先端科学技術大 院大学 情報科学研究科  ボティクス講座

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