Purpose – Robotic hands are still a long way from matching the grasping and manipulation capability of their human counterparts, but computer simulation may help us understand this disparity. We present our publicly available simulator, and describe our research projects involving the system...

There are two non-isomorphic choices of 5 columns and of 6 columns from the 12-run Plackett-Burman design which are essentially identical in terms of E(s2) and extended word length pattern. Surprisingly, in each case one choice is superior to the other for exploring models with main effects and...