robotic hands

Our Journey in Building a Glove-Controlled Robotic Gripper

Our Journey in Building a Glove-Controlled Robotic Gripper

Graham Hughes

By Graham Hughes

Graham Hughes

Graham Hughes will be starting as an EECS major at UC Berkeley. He is passionate about computer science, making, and robotics.

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Sam Baumgarten

By Sam Baumgarten

Sam Baumgarten

Sam is a software engineer in Silicon Valley. He is attending WPI next year as a CS major.

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Graham and Sam worked together to create a robotic gripper controlled with a glove and strong enough to hold household items.

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Mechanical Monster Hands, Run for Your Lives!

Mechanical Monster Hands, Run for Your Lives!

By Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn

Gareth Branwyn is a freelance writer and the former Editorial Director of Maker Media. He is the author or editor of over a dozen books on technology, DIY, and geek culture. He is currently a contributor to Boing Boing, Wink Books, and Wink Fun. His free weekly-ish maker tips newsletter can be found at garstipsandtools.com.

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How to make a working pair of giant monster hands and arm extenders for a costume.

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Project Open Hand: Building a Low Cost Robotic Prosthetic Hand

Project Open Hand: Building a Low Cost Robotic Prosthetic Hand

By Stett Holbrook

Stett Holbrook

Stett Holbrook is editor of the Bohemian, an alternative weekly in Santa Rosa, California. He is a former senior editor at Maker Media.

He is also the co-creator of Food Forward, a documentary TV series for PBS about the innovators and pioneers changing our food system.

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One of the most exciting developments to emerge out of the maker community is the growth of robotic prosthetics. Robots that play games, throw balls, and follow lines around a room are neat, but it’s great to see the development of robots that do something useful, like improving the lives of people who’ve lost their hands.

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