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VERSATILE 

 

 

BIONICS: 

The science of constructing artificial systems that have some of the characteristics of living systems

 

WHY BIONICS? 

Humans communicate with their hands, and good teamwork needs good communication.  By giving hands to robots, we allow them not only to interact with the world in a more versatile way, but also communicate with people to a much greater degree. 

 

At Sentient Bionics we have extensively studied the human hand and have created a simple and cost effective system which requires only one input actuator to intricately control all five digits. The key to our design is a thumb which is manually locked into three positions to create a variety of gripping styles including three point chuck, power grip and lateral pinch. The hand will also conform around unique and weird shapes, for a reliable grip every-time. 

Take a glimpse at Sentient Bionics current and future developments

SENTIENT BIONIC HAND 2.0 

The Sentient Bionic Hand 2.0 is our latest edition of robotic hand grippers. It's a five-digit servo-electric gripper designed for a wide range of light duty tasks. 

INTENDED USE

  • Form fitted grasping of a wide variety of objects

  • Collaboration with light weight robot arms

  • Pick and place objects of varying shapes

  • Machine tending

  • Laboratory analysis and testing

  • Gesture based interactions

  • Hand guiding interactions

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Joints: 10

Digits: 5

Weight: 850 g

Payload: 5 kg

Degrees of Freedom: 2

Thumb is rotatable through hyper-extension unlock

Grasping through servo actuator

Feedback:

  • Motor Position

  • Voltage

  • Motor Current 

  • Temperature

Servo Electric Actuator:

Dynamixel XM Series

Communcation

via RS485, control via Dynamixel SDK  

  • ROS compatible

  • Multi articulating fingers

  • Manual lockable thumb rotation

 

FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

Sentient Bionics are constantly innovating to meet new industry needs. 

See some of our future developments below:

DISLOCATING FINGERS

Fingers will dislocate before breaking,

and can be easily relocated for even higher durability.

ACTUATING THUMB

Thumb rotation easily controllable through software

Want us to work on a feature for your application?

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