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Prototype Robotic Hand

This hand was developed to simplify complicated version of dextrous hands.

It has capabilities of grasping pens, light objects and manipulation.

Specifications:

-         14 Hinges

-         2 DOF

Motion:

-         Servos

-         Elastic Inner Muscles

-         5 Digits with 14 Hinges

Materials:

-         Clear Plastic (3mm)

-         Adjusting Bolts

-         Clear Thin Cables For Finger Movement

-         Elastic

Bi-Ped

The Bi-Ped Is Currently Being Designed, It will have the capabilities of walking, sidestepping and knee bending.

Time of Completion July 2005…

The Biped Current Specifications are listed:

Height (Est.): 30 – 45 cm

Method of Locomotion: 2 Legs (Bi-Pedal)

Movement Instrumentation: 10 Servos (Legs) 2 Servos (Arms)

Material: Moulded and Non-Moulded Plastic

Sensing: Ultrasonic Range Sensing from 10 to 80cm (Object Avoidance)

Computing Power:

Basic Stamp 2p

20 Mhz CPU Speed

256K EEPROM Memory

Serial Servo Controller

Over 500 Lines of Code Storage Ability

A Basic Stamp 2 chip will program the Biped; the servos will be controlled via a serial servo controller. Each servo will be addressed via code and programmed to each desired movement. It will have object sensing abilities and it will turn away from walls etc.

It is the first project at JP being undertaken of it’s type, and many more advances in humanoid robot experiments and projects will follow, see Research.