Sanctuary AI’s Hydraulic Hand
15 000 USD
Sanctuary AI
Sanctuary AI’s hydraulic hand is a human-scale dexterous hand driven by miniaturized hydraulic valves. With tactile sensing and in-hand manipulation, it targets precise, high-force industrial tasks on robot arms and humanoids.
Hand Score
6
Specifications and details:
| Availability | Prototype |
|---|---|
| Degrees of freedom, hands | 24 |
| Strength [kg] | 3 |
| Weight [kg] | N/A |
| Size | N/A |
| Number of fingers | 5 |
| Tactile/Force Sensors | Yes: Sanctuary's proprietary tactile sensors in the fingers for touch-driven tasks |
| Motor tech | Miniaturized hydraulic valves and actuators (low-pressure hydraulics) |
| Main structural material | N/A |
| Manufacturer | Sanctuary AI |
| Nationality | Canada |
| Website | https://www.sanctuary.ai/ |
Description
Sanctuary AI’s hydraulic hand is a human-scale robotic hand built for dexterous industrial work. Sanctuary AI, a robotics company from Vancouver, Canada, has worked on robotic dexterity since 2018. Unlike most robot hands, it uses tiny hydraulic actuators instead of electric motors or tendons. As a result, it packs strong grip force and fine control into a compact, human-sized design. The approach also keeps heat low and holds loads with very little energy.
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The hand can do more than grasp. For example, its fingers can spread apart and turn objects inside the hand, a skill few robot hands offer. In addition, touch sensors help it handle parts precisely and gather rich data for AI training. Sanctuary designed it for safe, reliable use in real factories, with low pressure and automatic fault protection. Today, the company prepares the hand for pilot programs on industrial robot arms and, later, humanoids.
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