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 Low-Cost Prosthetic Hand

What?

How?

Results

  • Created low-cost myoelectric prosthetic hand prototype.

  • Emulated human hand's object-grabbing ability.

  • Controlled by the user's muscle signals.

  • Used Autodesk Fusion 360 for design.

  • Modeled fingers with pin joints, tendons.

  • Utilized MyoWare EMG sensor, Arduino Nano for control.

  • 3D printed parts using Stratasys F120.

  • Achieved object grasping using servo motors.

  • Prototype grasped lightweight objects.

  • Weighed 527.6g, cost <$100.

  • Demonstrated one degree of freedom.

  • Identified challenges for future improvement.

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