Yale University

Model O

Yale OpenHand research hand; not a specific commercial RightHand Robotics product.

Price
Price not disclosed
Type
Components · Dexterous Hands
Status
Research prototype
Availability
Not disclosed
Release Date
Unknown
Country/Region
United States
Latest parameter verification
2026-10-30
4 DOF
Active degrees of freedom
0.75 kg
Hand weight
3
Finger count

Model O is an open-source, underactuated robotic hand from Yale OpenHand. It has three independently driven fingers and a fourth actuator for coupled abduction and adduction, allowing transitions between power and precision grasp configurations.

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Technical specifications

Model specifications are shown below. Configuration-specific values are listed separately; missing data does not mean zero or unsupported.

Degrees of freedom and drive

Finger count
3
Actuator count
4
Active degrees of freedom
4 DOF

Three independent finger-flexion drives and one abduction/adduction drive.

Transmission mechanism
Tendon and gear transmission
Actuator Model
Dynamixel XM430/RX-28/MX-28

Mechanical and mounting

Height
9 cm
Hand weight
0.75 kg

Mechanical Structure

Operating voltage
12 V

Battery and Runtime

Power Supply
12 V external power supply required

Interaction and Communication

Communication
USB2Dynamixel (U2D2); serial via PySerial

Development and Expansion

Secondary Development (SDK)
Workshop control code: Python 2.7/3.6; ROS catkin workspace included

Open source & build resources

Software

Partially available

Examples or supporting tools are available; this does not establish access to the core system.

Hardware design

Not verified

There is not enough verified evidence to establish this dimension.

Build resources

Not verified

There is not enough verified evidence to establish this dimension.

TypeResourceLicenseApplicable versionOpen
CodeYale OpenHand ROS and Python control

GitHub · grablab/openhand_node

Official control code explicitly supports Model T, Model T42 and Model O. MIT applies to this software; the separate hardware repository has a noncommercial license. Hardware setup and actuator protocol must match the documentation.

MITModel OOpen GitHub

Commercial Status

Status
Research prototype
Price
Price not disclosed
Release Date
Unknown
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