PSYONIC Ability Hand for robotics — Large, L/R
Understand this hand
The robotics version of PSYONIC’s Ability Hand exposes control and feedback through a public API. Its robotics page describes six motors and touch-sensor streaming.
- What distinguishes it
- This record represents the Large variant. The robotics documentation is the relevant starting point; a prosthetics description is not an integration specification.
- Before you build
- Confirm the hand size, connection method, power requirements and command mode against the supplied unit. Use the API’s actual signal definitions for data collection.
Specifications
Record source date: 2026-09-16
Active / total DOF: 6 / —
30 force-sensitive resistors (6/digit); 6 encoders
Weight basis: Large hand; external power system not included in hand mass
Availability / status: Current / marketed
Evidence limits: USD15,000 is a seller family listing, not a manufacturer quote for this size. Structural axial load is not payload.
Price scope: Prior seller family listing USD 15,000 (2026-09-16) could not be revalidated in the 2026-09-17 offer review. Size/side/robotics package unconfirmed; retained as historical evidence only.
Software, projects & datasets
What is ready to build with?
Check each link’s model scope, release, files and license. A reference is not a tested integration.
Dexhands has not reproduced a software setup or hardware test for this record. Published support is not a test result.
Curated public references, checked 2026-09-22. Links describe a model or family relationship, not hardware-tested compatibility.
Dexterous hand URDF collection
DexSuite · Family resource
Research-maintained visual and collision models for multiple hand families.
Inspect the model directory and upstream asset license; revision, size and sensor geometry may differ from your hand.
Hand motion retargeting
DexSuite · Family resource
Human-to-robot motion optimizers with configurations for the listed hand families.
Retargeting generates joint targets; it is not a device driver. Verify model geometry and joint order.
Ability Hand API
PSYONIC · Family resource
Manufacturer API examples and integration resources for Ability Hand.
Check hand size, communication protocol and firmware; the listing covers both size records.
Learn to audit a model-to-hand interface →