
DexHand is the ultimate research tool for physical dexterous manipulation tasks requiring human-like dexterity. Now in Beta! Posts by @trentshumay
Vancouver, British Columbia
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Servo jigs are loaded and ready for some bulk setup. We're pushing to get the first round of Beta hands assembled and out the door.
Here is a much more detailed shot of an assembled thumb made from SLS printed components. The fit and action is definitely the smoothest we’ve seen so far in printed parts.
Should also note - these were printed locally here in Vancouver by @Shop3Dca on a Form Fuse
Morning testing. Range of motion test on all the joints. Moves a bit notchy because I’m stepping in degrees, but looks good overall!
Hello from DexHand! Mounted up to the UR3 for the first time today. Still a few things to figure out, but this is an exciting step forward
Test sequence, with most of the guts tucked inside the hand. Moving onto thumb control next. There's 4 DOF's in the thumb so I need to figure that out.
First cobot forearm build is progressing well. This is designed to attach the DexHand to a UR3. Hoping to test it out next week!
Been a while since we’ve dropped a video of the DexHand. Here’s the result of some Saturday morning hacking with a crude initial calibration. Still surprised by how fast this thing moves!
Our dark overlord @iotdesignshop just open sourced an internal tool called Feetech-tuna. If you’ve ever used FD.exe to commission Feetech servos, you might want to have a look.
iotdesignshop.com/2024/05/15…
Thanks for sharing @Ilir_AI! We’ve got a bunch of updates coming next week. Been a busy time pulling the software stack together but nearly there.
Replying to @dexhandv2
@dexhandv2 is the ultimate research tool for physical dexterous manipulation tasks requiring human-like dexterity:
✅ 19 Degrees of Freedom
✅ Endless Applications
✅ 5kg Grip Strength
✅ 1.4kg Weight
Hardware and Design
Human-inspired anatomy and dimensions. 19-DOFs, durable, dexterous and featuring optimized design at an accessible price point.
Software and Firmware
From low level servo motor control to high level positional control, our firmware and SDK provide access via C, Python, and ROS 2 packages.
Apply for BETA testing: dexhand.com
Saying hi to @trentshumay & Rob Knight 🙌
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20 Open-Source Robotics Projects 🦾
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Here are 20 fascinating projects to accelerate your robotics knowledge and unlock valuable learning experiences:
1. ROSbot 2.0: An open-source mobile robot platform
husarion.com
2. Magni: An affordable robotic mobile base with a 100kg payload
ubiquityrobotics.com
3. Bobble-Bot: A demonstration robot for learning principles of real-time control
hackaday.io/project/164992…
4. ANYMal C: An autonomous four-legged robot
anybotics.com
5. Stanford Doggo: An open-source quadruped robot
github.com/Nate711/Stanfo…
6. JPL Open Source Rover Project: An open-source 6-wheel rover based on the rovers on Mars
github.com/nasa-jpl/open-…
7. MuSHR: An affordable, open-source robotic race car
mushr.io
8. AWS DeepRacer: An autonomous 1/18th scale race car designed to test reinforcement learning models
aws.amazon.com/deepracer/
9. Openmanipulator: An open-software/hardware/embedded-board robotic arm
emanual.robotis.com/docs/en/……
10. Thor: A DIY 3D printable robotic arm
hackaday.io/project/12989-…
11. Niryo One: A 3D printed 6-axis robotic arm
niryo.com
12. Poppy Project: An open-source platform for interactive 3D printed robots
poppy-project.org/en/
13. OpenΒionics: An open-source initiative for the development of robotic and bionic devices
openbionics.org
14. ROBEL: A collection of affordable, reliable hardware robot designs
sites.google.com/view/roboti……
15. Nybble: An open-source robotic cat
petoi.com
16. TriFinger: An open-source robot for learning dexterity
sites.google.com/view/trifin…
17. MABEL: A Boston Dynamics-inspired balancing robot
hackaday.io/project/174129…
18. Open Dynamic Robot Initiative: An open torque-controlled modular robot architecture for legged locomotion research
…en-dynamic-robot-initiative.…
19. Robotics Middleware Framework: Task queuing, conflict-free resource scheduling, utilities to help create robot fleet adapters and more
github.com/osrf/rmf_demos
20. PythonRobotics: Python sample codes for robotics algorithms
atsushisakai.github.io/Pytho…
MY FAVOURITE: @dexhandv2 🔥
Let me know about other cool and exciting open-source projects below!
If you have interesting papers or projects, you would like to share, please DM me!
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Built up a finger set and finalized all the plastics for the first cobot forearm build. This one is going on a UR3 at the shop for some life cycle testing.
Sneak preview of the #cobot forearm for the DexHand. This unit has a flange adapter to fit on a UR3, but we're planning to make them for any arms that customers might want to test the hand with. What are people using our there these days for arms other than UR?












