3D printable Robot Hand and Tactile Sensor based on Air-pressure and Capacitive Proximity Sensing

This video presents KIMLAB’s new three-fingered robotic hand, featuring soft tactile sensors for enhanced grasping capabilities. Leveraging cost-effective 3D printing materials, it ensures robustness and operational efficiency. By integrating readily available sensors, it adeptly detects interaction forces and proximity to conductive objects. With its 3D printed components and 6 servo motors, production is streamlined and cost-effective, coming in at under 370 USD per hand. Toyota Research Institute (TRI) provided funds to support this work as a part of the “Superhuman Multimodal Sensing for Manipulation“ project. ***This work will be presented at ICRA 2024 in Yokohama, Japan. Sean Taylor*, Kyungseo Park*, Sankalp Yamsani, and Joohyung Kim, “Fully 3D printable Robot Hand and Soft Tactile Sensor based on Air-pressure and Capacitive Proximity Sensing,“ IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA2024), May 2024