Shadow Robot Company Ltd.

Hand-Lite

Hand-Lite

Almost all of the capability of a Dexterous Hand in a smaller, lighter, cheaper package. The Hand-Lite is available to buy now – please email us or fill in this contact form to discuss pricing and options.

• 13 Degrees of Freedom across 16 Joints:

Independent control of each finger for high dexterity

3 Fingers: each with 3 Degrees of Freedom (DoF)

• Thumb: 4 DoF

(No wrist or little finger)

• Weight: 2.4 Kg, Payload 4 Kg.

0N force at the finger tips makes Hand-Lite able to handle a wide range of objects

• Compact:

Smaller and lighter than the Shadow Dexterous Hand – Fits a wider range of platforms

EtherCAT Communications:

100Mbps bus for fast data sampling and control loops

• ROS:

Fully supported in ROS – The Robot Operating System (www.ros.org)

• Sensors:

16 joint position sensors, 26 tendon strain gauges, 13 motor current and temperature sensors: plenty of sensor data for multiple configurations and experiments.

• Tactile Sensing:

Fingertip single channel analog response sensors included as standard. Hand Lite can be upgraded with a number of other tactile sensor options (e.g. Syntouch’s BioTac®)

• Integration:

The lighter Hand Lite can be integrated on a wider variety of robot arms. Mounting plates for attachment are included.