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Yale OpenHand Sphinx Hand

Specifications

Record source date: 2026-09-23

Active / total DOF: — / —

Weight basis: One research assembly as listed by Yale; fixture and controller scope not specified.

Availability / status: Research design; commercial availability unverified

Evidence limits: Public research build with CC BY-NC 3.0 terms. Listed assembly mass does not establish cable, fixture or controller scope. Three object-rotation DOF are not the six listed actuator channels; active/total hand-joint DOF is left unnormalized.

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01 · Published supportSource statement

Yale model page links CAD and fabrication instructions; check exact revision and noncommercial license.

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02 · Developer references1 linked reference

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03 · Reproduced hereNot independently tested

Dexhands has not reproduced a software setup or hardware test for this record. Published support is not a test result.

Curated public references, checked 2026-09-23. Links describe a model or family relationship, not hardware-tested compatibility.

Sphinx Hand — original build reference

Yale GRAB Lab · Model-specific

Original design page and its construction or CAD references.

Match the exact mechanism and actuator configuration. Yale states CC BY-NC 3.0; verify terms before commercial reuse.

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