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A lightweight prosthetic hand with 19-DOF dexterity and human-level functions.
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- Universal bioinspired adhesives for arbitrary unknown surfaces toward dexterous robotic manipulation.Microsystems & nanoengineering · 2026Article
- Filament sensing tension: A bionic artificial tendon for self-force-regulated artificial muscle-driven wearable robotics.Science advances · 2026Article
- A detachable crawling robotic hand.Nature communications · 2026Article
- System-Level Design and Integration of Dexterous Robotic Hands for Complex Manipulation.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Review
- Dynamic Manipulation Skill Learning for Tactile Myoelectric Prosthetic Hands in Tool Handling.Cyborg and bionic systems (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Article
- Wearable technologies for assisted mobility in the real world.Nature communications · 2025Review
- An Adaptive Grasping Multi-Degree-of-Freedom Prosthetic Hand with a Rigid-Flexible Coupling Structure.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- An 18-DOF hand integrating force-position multimodal perception using a monocular camera.Nature communications · 2025Article
- A lightweight prosthetic hand with 19-DOF dexterity and human-level functions.Nature communications · 2025Article
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Abstract
A human hand has 23-degree-of-freedom (DOF) dexterity for managing activities of daily living (ADLs). Current prosthetic hands, primarily driven by motors or pneumatic actuators, fall short in replicating human-level functions, primarily due to limited DOF. Here, we develop a lightweight prosthetic hand that possesses biomimetic 19-DOF dexterity by integrating 38 shape-memory alloy (SMA) actuators to precisely control five fingers and the wrist. The prosthetic hand features real-time sensing of joint angles in each finger, feeding data into a control module for selectively heating or cooling SMA actuators in a closed-loop manner, mimicking the functioning of human muscles. Enabled by the high-power density of SMAs, the hand part (from the wrist to the fingertip) only weighs 0.22 kg, much lower than existing products. We also integrate an onboard power management module that provides electricity for operating the entire system. In addition to 33 standard grasping modes, this prosthetic hand supports 6 advanced grasping modes designed for enhanced dexterity evaluation, expanding the range of achievable ADLs for amputees while facilitating standard prosthesis function tests and validation in real-world scenarios. This innovation offers a significant advancement in prosthetic hand functions, promising improved quality of life for users.
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