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What is the relation between ""the Creator"" and this study?

Posted by JasonFriedman on 15 Feb 2016 at 15:27 GMT

In the abstract (and similarly later in the paper) it is claimed:

The explicit functional link indicates that the biomechanical characteristic of tendinous connective architecture between muscles and articulations is the proper design ""by the Creator"" to perform a multitude of daily tasks in a comfortable way.

I am interested to hear from the authors why one should come to this conclusion? I could not find any support for this claim in the article, and it seems out of place in this article.

Also, did the authors consider that with the cyberglove, movement at one joint often causes readings on adjacent sensors? (e.g. due to the way the glove sits on the hand, and mechanical connections between sensors)

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RE: What is the relation between ""the Creator"" and this study?

Mingjin replied to JasonFriedman on 15 Feb 2016 at 21:53 GMT

Thanks for your comments.
As we know, human hand is an amazing instrument that can perform a multitude of functions, such as the power grasp and precision grasp of a vast array of objects, with ease and an absence of effort. Although expended great attempts by scientists and engineers, there is no artificial hand matching the amazing capacity of human hand. The origins of human hand remain unclear. It is too miraculous to let us think that human hand is the masterwork of Creator and indicates the mystery of nature. The further discussion about the Creator is indeed out of place in our article.
We have noticed the problems of the inaccurate measurement by CyberGlove. The primary neighboring influence of the reading occurs in the abduction/adduction sensors. The problem does not affect our work to a great extent. In our work, we only measure the abduction-adduction movement of thumb and the correlated relationship about abduction-adduction movement is also neglected because the measured joint angle is not the real angular value of CMC joint of thumb, which is a non-orthogonal and non-intersecting compound joint.

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RE: RE: What is the relation between ""the Creator"" and this study?

alexwilcox replied to Mingjin on 02 Mar 2016 at 14:37 GMT

The origin of the human hand is actually very clear. You might be interested to read this review on the subject.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih....

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RE: RE: What is the relation between ""the Creator"" and this study?

armin_h replied to Mingjin on 02 Mar 2016 at 20:29 GMT

1) "there is no artificial hand matching the amazing capacity of human hand."
2) "The origins of human hand remain unclear." (Which they don't by the way, as another commenter mentioned.)

Ergo: Creator?

Hmmm... not convinced, sorry.

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RE: RE: What is the relation between ""the Creator"" and this study?

AdamHR replied to Mingjin on 03 Mar 2016 at 01:33 GMT

This is getting worse and worse! The hand is "miraculous"?!?!? PLOS, get these fools off of your site! You are losing credibility by the minute!!!

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RE: RE: RE: What is the relation between ""the Creator"" and this study?

enrico_petretto replied to AdamHR on 03 Mar 2016 at 02:15 GMT

Is there a moderator here?
quoting "PLOS, get these fools off of your site! You are losing credibility by the minute!!!"
I couldn't agree more.

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RE: RE: What is the relation between ""the Creator"" and this study?

Warry replied to Mingjin on 03 Mar 2016 at 11:08 GMT

I can understand why you used this word "Creator". It only expresses wonderment, just as "Oh, my God!"

But as a scientist, I suggest you to delete it.

Except for "the Creator", your reseach have some inspirations for design of robotic hands

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