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BionicSoftHand 2.0
Festo's Bionic Learning Network, working with ETH Zurich, built the BionicSoftHand 2.0 in 2020 as a research demonstrator that replaces motors with compressed air.
- 1.29kgWeight
- 11DOFDegrees of freedom
- 4kgPayload
Key facts
- Specificationsweight 1.29 kg · degrees of freedom 11 DOF · payload 4 kg
- Statusprototype
- Availability in Polandnot confirmed
Summary
- ManufacturerFesto SE & Co. KG
- CategoryRobot hands
- Statusprototype
- Availability in PolandNo confirmed distributor in Poland
Festo's Bionic Learning Network, working with ETH Zurich, built the BionicSoftHand 2.0 in 2020 as a research demonstrator that replaces motors with compressed air. Pneumatic bellows fingers and rotary modules give the five-finger hand 11 degrees of freedom including a two-axis wrist; it weighs 1,295 g and carries up to 4 kg.
Twelve VTEM piezo valve cartridges meter air at 5 to 6 bar, supported by a DRVS swivel drive and three DSNU cylinders. Sensing is unusually rich for a soft hand: ten bend sensors, an inertial sensor, 14 pressure sensors, 113 tactile force sensors woven into the glove and a depth camera in the wrist.
The bellows are EPDM of roughly Shore 45 with textile reinforcement, while housing and wrist are 3D-printed polyamide. The hand rides on Festo's BionicMobileAssistant platform and is not for sale; price on request. Its 2019 predecessor had 12 degrees of freedom and 24 piezo valves. For a commercially available soft hand compare qb SoftHand2 Research.
Specs
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Weight1.29 kg+85% vs. the category median (0.7 kg, n=98)
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Degrees of freedom11−31% vs. the category median (16, n=125)
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Payload4 kg−73% vs. the category median (15 kg, n=83)
- category medianA higher value doesn't always mean a better robot; it depends on the application.
Dimensions and weight
- Weight
- 1.29 kg
Motion and manipulation
- Degrees of freedom
- 11
- Payload
- 4 kg
Electronics and AI
- Drive
- pneumatic: bellows fingers, rotary modules, 12 piezo valves, 5 to 6 bar
- Sensors
- 10 bend sensors, inertial sensor, 14 pressure sensors, 113 tactile force sensors in the glove, depth camera
Additional specs
- Design type
- pneumatic soft hand
- Fingers
- 5
- Opposable thumb
- yes
- Tactile sensing
- yes
- Open source
- no
- Country of origin
- DE
- Compatible robots
- Festo BionicMobileAssistant
Price and availability in Poland
no data
Dealers in Poland
No confirmed distributor in Poland
Applications
Typical applications
Target group
Comparison
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- 1.1 kgweight
- 21 DOFdegrees of freedom
- —price
- on sale
History
Model unveiled
Sources
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