A Smart Glove Based Robotic Hand Control

Mechanical hands with closed-loop control and haptic functions are in great need in recent years due to their merits such as satisfactory user experience, accurate grasp operation and etc. However, the high financial cost of these smart systems strongly limits the broad use of these smart systems. To address this issue, we designed a low-cost mechanical hand with haptic functionality. Experimental results demonstrate an average delay time of 11.8ms of the feedback system, and 1 kg of the maximum loading, and an average finger rotational speed of 155°/s, which illustrate that this design has met the common standard of similar products. The total cost of this system is only $1.7k, indicating its affordability for broad users.