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Hi all,
In 2023, I started a project to create an affordable prosthetic robotic hand, which I completed in 2024.
A friend of mine with a transradial amputation helped me with valuable feedback to make the hand the best it could be from a user’s point of view.
When I began exploring how to produce, sell, and distribute the hand to those who need it, I, unfortunately, encountered the harsh reality of medical certification: an essential process with the unintended consequence of stifling small companies' projects at the outset.
So, I decided to slightly shift my target: a hand for robots instead of humans—an easier project to start with, at least in terms of safety, regulations, and costs.
The idea is that the version for robots can be improved rapidly (with a new version each year) without the burden of re-certifying it medically (which is extremely costly and time-consuming).
This way, as a company, we aim to create a super reliable and innovative version in just a few years. If the business proves successful, we will then be able to launch our next project: the version for humans.
Last but not least, with each new version we release, we will make the previous version open-source.
Currently, the project is in its finalization phase (final improvements, testing, EU certification, business planning, marketing), and we plan to start pre-sales soon.
But before we proceed, we need to understand exactly what the community wants: we need your impressions, wishes and advice, as robotics enthusiasts and engineers.
We plan to offer this affordable robotic hand to students, researchers, prototyping companies, and service robotics companies.
The price is expected to be in the range of € 1,500–2,000.
Students and researchers will finally be able to include a robotic hand in their research projects and theses, instead of merely dreaming about it.
Prototyping and service robotics companies will save significant costs by using an affordable product, rather than spending over 10,000 EUR on a super complex and expensive robotic or prosthetic hand they may not even need.
Final note: the hand is currently not suitable for an industrial environment, but we can produce an industrial-grade version if it is needed.