Workflows: End-effector manipulation, Material handling
Operating environments: Research robotics, collaborative robots, humanoid research and education
Target markets: Labs, universities and cobot developers testing mechanical adaptation instead of high-complexity finger control.
Deployment model: Commercial research hand for manipulation labs, humanoid development and adaptive grasping experiments.
Object classification - Research demonstration - 2025-05-23 - The paper validates neuromorphic proprioceptive object classification on a QB SoftHand platform with flexible proprioceptive sensors. - source: arxiv.org
Robotic grasping - Claimed - qbrobotics presents qb SoftHand Research as a compliant underactuated hand that mechanically adapts to varied objects for collaborative-robot and humanoid research. - source: qbrobotics.com
Dexterous manipulation - Claimed - qbrobotics presents qb SoftHand Research as a compliant underactuated hand that mechanically adapts to varied objects for collaborative-robot and humanoid research. - source: qbrobotics.com