The Hand Embodied

Project description

Cognitive Systems and Robotics
Advancing the state of the art in artificial system architectures for the "hand" as a cognitive organ
The scientific goals of The Hand Embodied concern the reciprocal linkages between the physical hand and its high-level control functions, and about the way that the embodiment enables and determines its behaviours and cognitive functions.  The idea is to study how the embodied characteristics of the human hand affect and determine the learning and control strategies people use for such fundamental cognitive functions as exploring, grasping and manipulating. The ultimate goal of the project is to learn from human data how to devise improved system architectures for the hand as a cognitive organ, and eventually how to better design and control robot hands, haptic interfaces and hand prostheses.

Field of science

• /engineering and technology/electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering/electronic engineering/sensors
• /engineering and technology/electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering/electronic engineering/robotics
• /social sciences/psychology/behavioural psychology

Programme(s)

• FP7-ICT - Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies

Topic(s)

• ICT-2009.2.1 - Cognitive Systems and Robotics

Call for proposal

FP7-ICT-2009-4
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Funding Scheme

CP - Collaborative project (generic)

Coordinator Contact

Antonio BICCHI (Prof.)

Coordinator

UNIVERSITA DI PISA

Address

Lungarno Pacinotti 43/44
56126 Pisa
Italy

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 1 600 583

Administrative Contact

Antonio Bicchi (Prof.)

Participants (10)

Klinik Max Planck Institut für Psychiatrie

Participation ended

Germany

EU contribution

€ 129 906

Address

Hofgartenstrasse 8
80539 Muenchen

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Patrice Wegener

UNIVERSITAET BIELEFELD

Germany

EU contribution

€ 587 292

Address

Universitaetsstrasse 25
33615 Bielefeld

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Sebastian Kraus (Mr.)

DEUTSCHES ZENTRUM FUR LUFT - UND RAUMFAHRT EV

Germany

EU contribution

€ 1 553 630

Address

Linder Hohe
51147 Koln

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Nicole Laqua-Feller (Ms.)

UNIVERSITE PIERRE ET MARIE CURIE - PARIS 6

France

EU contribution

€ 473 915

Address

Place Jussieu 4
75252 Paris

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Ella Bouquet (Ms.)

NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS - NTUA

Greece

EU contribution

€ 561 600

Address

Heroon Polytechniou 9 Zographou Campus
15780 Athina

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Kostas Kyriakopoulos (Prof.)

UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI SIENA

Italy

EU contribution

€ 608 000

Address

Via Banchi Di Sotto 55
53100 Siena

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Silvano Focardi (Prof.)

UNIVERSITEIT UTRECHT

Participation ended

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 608 128

Address

Heidelberglaan 8
3584 CS Utrecht

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Pieter Thijssen (Mr.)

STICHTING VU

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 256 956

Address

De Boelelaan 1105
1081 HV Amsterdam

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

H.G. van der Linden (Mr.)

MAX IV Laboratory, Lund University

Sweden

EU contribution

€ 559 054

Address

Paradisgatan 5C
22100 Lund

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Henrik Jörntell (Dr.)

RISE SICS AB

Sweden

EU contribution

€ 236 628

Address

Po Box 1263
164 29 Kista

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Charlotta Jorsater (Ms.)