University of Salford
MCR-Bionic Hand
Price
Not disclosed
Type
Components · Dexterous Hands
Status
Research prototype
Availability
Not released
Purchase
Not disclosed
Release Date
Jun 11, 2026
Country/Region
United Kingdom
Last Verified
Unknown
5
Finger count
MCR-Bionic Hand is a 1:1 musculoskeletal biomimetic robotic-hand research prototype reported in a June 2026 preprint. Its integrated skeletal, ligament, tendon and intrinsic-muscle pathways are used to test structural priors for grasp pre-shaping, PIP-DIP coupling and post-contact manipulation. The paper reports a 3-DOF wrist, 24 simplified total DOF, and estimated fingertip force of about 20 N. No commercial availability, price, SDK, ROS or API support is reported.
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Hardware Specification
Degrees of freedom and drive
Actuator technology
Closed hydraulic artificial muscle
Total degrees of freedom
24 DOF
Transmission mechanism
Anatomical tendon routing
Motion and coordination
Coordination architecture
Wrist-finger tenodesis; extensor-hood PIP-DIP coupling; intrinsic-plus pathways
Peak Joint Output Torque
1.8 N·m
Peak Joint Output Torque
1.2 N·m
Peak Joint Output Torque
0.5 N·m
Peak Joint Output Torque
1.4 N·m
Peak Joint Output Torque
0.8 N·m
Peak Joint Output Torque
0.5 N·m
Mechanical Structure
Joint Motion Range
-53–18
Joint Motion Range
-29–19
Joint Motion Range
-60–50
Joint Type
Musculoskeletal biomimetic hand
Commercial Status
Status
Research prototype
Price
Not disclosed
Release Date
Jun 11, 2026
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