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
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Form fitted grasping of a wide variety of objects
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Collaboration with light weight robot arms
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Pick and place objects of varying shapes
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Machine tending
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Laboratory analysis and testing
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Gesture based interactions
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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:
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Motor Position
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Voltage
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Motor Current
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Temperature
Servo Electric Actuator:
Dynamixel XM Series
Communcation
via RS485, control via Dynamixel SDK
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ROS compatible
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Multi articulating fingers
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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
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