Flexy-Hand 2

2nd iteration of the Flexy-Hand. It is now wearable so it can eat at the same table alongside Robohand and the Cyborg Beast Extra features include : - Gauntlet attachment via Filaflex hinges. - Two length/widths of gauntlet available. - Sculpted palm socket. - Discrete internal tendon channels. - Adjustable tensioners. - Discrete glove attachment channels (or alternative "Chicago Fastener" method). - Left and right hand versions. - Scaleable.

Let's get this out there and e-NABLE the future to be better for some people. Bring on the improvements, re-mixes and modifications. Please read the following article about it too : http://3dprint.com/8122/flexy-hand-2-3d-printed-hand/ This hand was printed on a new Witbox printer kindly donated by Recreus. . EDIT 20/03/2014 : Added an "Opposable Thumb" version of the body. EDIT 24/01/2015: Added a Thermoform Gauntlet that can be printed flat in PLA and gently heated to be bent into shape. EDIT 15/12/2014: Added wide and standard thermoform mesh for the palm area. Very useful for the "Thumbless" versions where velcro attachments becomes more difficult trying to route a thumb through the palm pocket too. This is an excellent example of thermoform PLA : http://www.thingiverse.com/thing:403001 EDIT 18/09/2014 : Added a "Wider Wrist Thumbless" version of the Hand Body. EDIT 08/09/2014 : Added a "Thumbless" version of the Hand Body, for those that still have a usable thumb. EDIT 19/08/2014 : Uploaded a Hand Body and Gauntlets (short and long) with a 10mm wider across wrist dimension. EDIT 12/08/2014 : Added "feet" to the flexible wrist hinge, to help increase the glue surface area. EDIT 29/07/2014 : Increased the tendon hole diameters from 2mm to 3mm when printed at full scale. To help printing at smaller scales. EDIT 16/07/2014 : Put hole in base of finger hinge (7.stl) so that it can be inserted into hand body easier. EDIT 08/07/2014 : Sculpted out the socket more to make it larger. EDIT 07/07/2014 : Updated the profile of the base hinges for the fingers (7.stl). This new profile, requires less force to close the fingers, yet it is shaped to better aid finger return. . Video : http://youtu.be/yVvdXgVuwGw Video : http://youtu.be/-Gsy2TgO08w Video - Mini Flexy-Hand 2 : http://youtu.be/cFUlxXKbJ0I Video - Fitting a Palm Glove : http://youtu.be/B0VZqIPkkWY Video review here : http://youtu.be/ceyZsKzNNpY Thanks to 3DUniverse and Jeremy Simon . http://www.gyrobot.co.uk http://www.facebook.com/gyrobotuk