Open hand project

Emerging technologies like 3D printing and great free tools like Upverter, Github and Blender have flourished in the last few years. This has enabled inventors and designers to embark on grand projects like the open hand project, without the need for a workforce and a lot of money. The Open Hand Project aims to make advanced prosthetic hands more accessible to amputees. The Dextrus hand is the realization of this goal, it's a low-cost robotic hand that offers much of the functionality of a human hand. Ultimately, these hands will be sold for under $1000 (£630). The Open Hand Project is open-source, which means all of the plans to make a robotic hand are published online with no patents, anyone has the right to make their own and even sell it themselves.

To download all design files click here

Link to the project homepage :http://www.openhandproject.org