Aero Hand Open Context

Market context

Open-source low-cost tendon-driven hand for dexterous manipulation research.

Target environment: Research labs, education, low-cost manipulation platforms and prototype humanoids
Workflow context: Open hardware/software experimentation, teleoperation and policy learning
Customer context: Researchers and builders who need a reproducible hand platform without buying a closed commercial component.
Deployment model: Official project page, GitHub, CAD/BOM resources.
Commercial maturity: Open-source research project with documented build cost, CAD, code and BOM resources.
Adoption constraints: Build quality depends on printing, assembly, component sourcing and local actuator/control choices.
Adjacent products: Amazing Hand, LEAP Hand, RUKA-v2, Seed RH6D

Researchers

Open hardware/software experimentation, teleoperation and policy learning

Research labs, education, low-cost manipulation platforms and prototype humanoids

Weight: 389 g
Active Dof: 7 active plus 9 passive
Dimensions Mm: 198 × 95 × 53.5 mm
Open Close Frequency Hz: Approximately 1.2 Hz open-and-close cycle
Supply Voltage: 6 V DC
Maximum Current: 8 A
Interface: USB 2.0 / ESP32-S3
Software Support: Python SDK, ROS 2 and MuJoCo
Variants: Left- and right-hand variants
Joints: 16 joints
Motors: 7 motors
Build Cost: Listed build/complete-kit reference: about US$314; current kit availability unverified
actuation and motion control: Tendon-driven actuation
Thumb: 3 active thumb DoFs
Backdrivability: Fully backdrivable cable-routing and low-gearing design
Control Modes: Position control, torque control and inline tendon-force sensing
Fingertip Force: ≈12 N per fingertip (newer detailed documentation; earlier microsite states 10 N)
Reliability Test: 1 million cycle reliability test described by project page