Abstract
This letter introduces the BRL/Pisa/IIT (BPI) SoftHand: a single actuator-driven, low-cost, 3D-printed, tendon-driven, underactuated robot hand that can be used to perform a range of grasping tasks. Based on the adaptive synergies of the Pisa/IIT SoftHand, we design a new joint system and tendon routing to facilitate the inclusion of both soft and adaptive synergies, which helps us balance durability, affordability and grasping performance of the hand. The focus of this work is on the design, simulation, synergies and grasping tests of this SoftHand. The novel phalanges are designed and printed based on linkages, gear pairs and geometric restraint mechanisms, and can be applied to most tendon-driven robotic hands. We show that the robot hand can successfully grasp and lift various target objects and adapt to hold complex geometric shapes, reflecting the successful adoption of the soft and adaptive synergies. We intend to open-source the design of the hand so that it can be built cheaply on a home 3D-printer.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 8745-8751 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | IEEE Robotics and Automation Letters |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Oct 2022 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Multi-fingered hands
- underactuated robots
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