MIDAS Hand
2 980 USD
MIDAS Hand
MIDAS Hand is an open-source, four-finger tactile dexterous hand for robot learning research. It offers 16 DoF (13 active), 283 three-axis taxels and direct-drive Dynamixel motors, buildable for about $3,000 in under three hours.
Hand Score
4
Specifications and details:
| Availability | Prototype |
|---|---|
| Degrees of freedom, hands | 16 |
| Strength [kg] | 2 |
| Weight [kg] | 0.7 |
| Size | N/A |
| Number of fingers | 4 |
| Tactile/Force Sensors | Yes: Paxini GEN3 tactile sensors on three fingertips and the thumb, with 283 three-axis taxels in total, plus position feedback from each Dynamixel actuator |
| Motor tech | 13 ROBOTIS Dynamixel XM335-T323-T servo actuators in a low-impedance direct-drive design, with linkages at the fingertip joints |
| Main structural material | 3D-printed plastic (52 printed parts) with a TPU soft palm |
| Manufacturer | MIDAS Hand |
| Nationality | US |
| Website | https://midas-hand.com |
Description
MIDAS Hand is an open-source dexterous robotic hand for robot learning and manipulation research. Researchers led by Professor Dennis Hong, whose RoMeLa lab at UCLA is known for humanoid robots, developed it. The name stands for Modular low-Impedance Direct-drive Anthropomorphic Sensing Hand. Unlike most commercial hands, it comes as a free design that anyone can build. In fact, a builder can assemble one in under three hours from off-the-shelf motors and 3D-printed parts.
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The hand uses direct-drive motors, which keep it responsive and gentle on contact. In addition, touch sensors on the fingertips and thumb feel forces in three directions across hundreds of sensing points. As a result, it can handle tools, grasp objects and move items within its grip. The team also shares simulation models, teleoperation tools and software for mapping human hand motion onto the robot. Therefore, researchers get a complete, low-cost platform for training robot hands in simulation and the real world.
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Website: midas-hand.com
