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BionicSoftHand

Price
Unknown
Type
Components · Dexterous Hands
Status
Prototype
Availability
Not released
Purchase
Not disclosed
Release Date
2019
Country/Region
Germany
Last Verified
2026-09-12
5
Finger count

Pneumatic robot hand with artificial intelligence. Festo presented the earlier version in 2019 for human-robot collaboration and reinforcement-learning research.

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Hardware Specification

Physical Specifications

Actuator technology
Pneumatic
Frame Material
Housing made from 3D printing material
Materials
Flexible bellows and 3D textile coat
Materials
EPDM bellows, approximate Shore hardness 45
Materials
Silicone skin
Materials
Stereolithography resin airflow plate
Surface Fabric
Dyneema textile covering
Total degrees of freedom
12 DOF
Transmission mechanism
Pneumatic bellows

Motion and coordination

Coordination architecture
Twelve VTEM piezo cartridges, twenty-four proportional piezo valves
Energy domain
Pneumatic energy
Hand Payload
Orientation dependent: ≤4 kg

Mechanical and mounting

Length
Each long finger: 9.8 cm
Length
Little finger: 7.9 cm
Mounting interface
Digital valve terminal mounted directly on the hand

Mechanical Structure

Actuator Model
Two EV pneumatic swivel modules for thumb and index lateral motion
Dexterous Hand
BionicSoftHand dexterous hand
Dexterous Hand Model
BionicSoftHand
End-Effector
Pneumatic gripper
Joint Sensor Type
Ten inertial sensors in fingers

Sensors

Attitude Sensor
One inertial sensor on back of hand
Camera
One Leap Motion depth-sensing camera for computer vision
Depth Camera
Depth-sensing camera for computer vision
Sensors
Fourteen pressure sensors in airflow plate
Tactile Sensor
Fifteen tactile force sensors in fingers

Battery and Runtime

Power Supply
Compressed air: 3.5 bar for fingers, 6.0 bar for swivel modules

Compute Platform

AI Model
Reinforcement learning
Software Algorithm
Reinforcement learning in parallel digital-twin simulations, transferred to physical hand

Safety and Protection

Human-Robot Safety
Direct human-robot interaction
Safety System
Pneumatic operation for safe interaction

Interaction and Communication

External Port
One supply-air tube and one exhaust-air tube
Visual Recognition
Computer vision from a depth camera

Development and Expansion

Integration Interface
BionicSoftArm
Operating Modes
Goal-directed reinforcement learning

Commercial Status

Status
Prototype
Price
Unknown
Release Date
2019
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