OpenBionics: An Open-Source Initiative for the Creation of Affordable, Modular, Light-Weight, Underactuated Robot Hands and Prosthetic Devices

OpenBionics is an open-source initiative for the development of affordable, light-weight, modular, underactuated robot hands and myoelectric prosthetic devices, that can be easily reproduced using off-the-shelf materials. The primary focus of the presented initiative is to propose designs that facilitate the creation of multiple low-cost task-specific robot hands instead of one that is complex and expensive. The proposed robot hands, efficiently grasp a series of everyday life objects and can be used for various applications that range from autonomous grasping and teleoperation, to humanoids, grasping capable mobile and aerial platforms, as well as for the development of affordable myoelectric prostheses.