Abstract
This paper presents the Tact hand - an anthropomorphic, open-source, myoelectric prosthetic hand that was designed for use by people with transradial amputations in developing countries. This hand matches or exceeds the performance of other state-of-the-art myoelectric prosthetic hands, but costs two orders of magnitude less ($250) and is easy to manufacture with a 3D printer and off-the-shelf parts. We describe our design process, evaluate the Tact hand with both qualitative and quantitative measures of performance, and show examples of using this hand to grasp household objects.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 7140105 |
Pages (from-to) | 6451-6456 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation |
Volume | 2015-June |
Issue number | June |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jun 29 2015 |
Event | 2015 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, ICRA 2015 - Seattle, United States Duration: May 26 2015 → May 30 2015 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Artificial Intelligence
- Electrical and Electronic Engineering