Get involved without buying a hand
Start with a question, a paper or a small simulation.
Choose a useful first contribution that does not require a robot.
A first session
Choose a task that interests you. Watch an original demonstration, read the setup and write down one thing you understand and one question. Share the source with your question.
Explore a digital model
MuJoCo provides simulation tools for interacting articulated systems. Begin with its official examples. Simulation lets you explore ideas, but a simulated result still needs validation on physical hardware.
Choose your next step
Read a paper with others, improve a project explanation, inspect an open hardware design, or document a small experiment. LeRobot is a further starting point for datasets and robot learning; check each tutorial’s prerequisites.
Try it yourself
Your practical task
- Pick one hand or manipulation task from the directory.
- Open its original project or paper and record the hardware revision.
- Write one observation, one unknown and a small experiment that could answer it.
What to produce: A source-linked question ready for a community discussion.
Check your understanding
Original sources & next steps
MuJoCo overview and examples ↗LeRobot getting started ↗Prima 1: plan without hardware ↗Original Dexhands teaching material. Interactive models and added references reviewed September 23, 2026; the introductory reading retains its September 22 review. Research links are not endorsements or evidence of hardware compatibility.