<p><b> by Anthony Falco</b></p><p>Need a helping hand?<p>Open Bionics’ Brunel Hand is a robotic device</a> that can be used for research.</p><p>Its open-source coding gives easy access to researchers and allows them to customize the hand based on individual project needs.</p><p>Weighing in at just under a pound, it has nine degrees of freedom — allowing it to wave or pick up delicate items like a glass cup.</p><p>The developers want the hand to help in prosthetic research, or even make it into a fully functional hand for a humanoid robot.</p><p>Open-sourcing any progress in prosthetics is something we can all shake on!</p><p> </p><p> </p></p><br /> <p>The post Open-Sourcing A Helping Hand</a> appeared first on Vocativ</a>.</p>
