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BIONICS: 

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

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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. 

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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. 

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INTENDED USE

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  • 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

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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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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  

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  • ROS compatible

  • Multi articulating fingers

  • Manual lockable thumb rotation

 

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FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS

Sentient Bionics are constantly innovating to meet new industry needs. 

See some of our future developments below:

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DISLOCATING FINGERS

Fingers will dislocate before breaking,

and can be easily relocated for even higher durability.

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ACTUATING THUMB

Thumb rotation easily controllable through software

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