Come see the ReFlex Beta on Baxter at IROS2014!
Monday 2014-09-15 2-5PM
Introducing the ReFlex Hand
Bring your research to the cutting edge with the ReFlex Hand. It is built on over a decade of research in the Harvard Biorobotics Lab and the Yale Grab Lab, and it leverages the best insights our team gained from creating the top-performing design in the DARPA Autonomous Robotic Manipulation program's Hardware Track[1].
The hand provides three mechanically-intelligent underactuated fingers, highly sensitive tactile feedback, and a solid interface designed by the Open Source Robotics Foundation (of ROS fame).

The system consists of: a 3D-printed palm filled with Dynamixel servos; a smart palm and smart fingers equipped with tactile sensors and encoders; an interface circuit board; and a basic software driver to publish motor commands and read sensor values. The software will be developed as an open-source project under the BSD licence. This ensures that the core functionality can be shared and improved by the ReFlex community.
ReFlex hand is compatible with a variety of robots including WAM, Universal Arm, and Baxter.
Features and Specifications
Mechanical Intelligence
- Compliant fingers shape themselves to the object – simplifies perception and control
- Robust to collisions and mistakes – develop experiments faster
Sensitive Tactile Sensing by TakkTile
- 0.01N sensitivity on fingers at 8mm spatial resolution
- Wide-field tactile sensors on palm
- 50Hz sensor sampling rate
General Specifications
- Actuators: 4 (3x fingers, 1x preshape)
- Weight: 800 grams
- Interface: TCP-IP (ethernet)
- Software Interface: ROS
- Power: 12V
- Mounting: Customizable
Beta Program
The ReFlex is currently closed, with hands shipping to ten top universities on four continents.
ReFlex SF
A low-cost version of the hand is available for order now (lead-time 8 weeks) including all the mechanics of the ReFlex, but no sensors. Cost $4999. Trade-up program provides $4K discount on ReFlex Full product.
ReFlex Pre-Orders
We are accepting orders for the ReFlex hand for $14999 for shipment in 2015. Priority will be given to ReflexSF customers. features subject to change
For more information:
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[1] Douglas Hackett, James Pippine, Adam Watson, Charles Sullivan, Gill Pratt, "Foreword to the special issue on autonomous grasping and manipulation", Autonomous Robots Vol. 36 No. 1, 2014, pp. 5-9
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