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The Aero Hand Open is a lightweight, open-source dexterous robotic hand for research and prototyping.
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Aero Hand Open is an open-source, tendon-driven dexterous robotic hand by TetherIA.
It delivers 7 active DoF across 16 joints in a compact, lightweight design (<400 g),
making it ideal for dexterous manipulation research, teleoperation, and rapid prototyping.
USB 2.0 and an ecosystem built around Python and ROS2 workflows.| Manufacturer | TetherIA |
|---|---|
| Finger count | 5 |
| Active degrees of freedom (DoF) | 7 |
| Total joints | 16 (Thumb x3; Fingers x1 underactuated) |
| Actuation | 7 coreless serial-bus servos, cable/tendon driven, backdrivable |
| Material | Nylon |
| Weight | < 400 g (also reported ~389 g) |
| Size | 198 mm × 95 mm × 53.5 mm |
| Fingertip force | ~10 N |
|---|---|
| Open + close speed | ~1 Hz |
| Finger joints | 90° |
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| Thumb abduction | 0°–100° |
| Thumb CMC flex | 55° |
| Thumb proximal/distal | 90° |
| Communication interface | USB 2.0 |
|---|---|
| MCU | ESP32-S3 |
| Servo bus | Serial-bus micro servos (as listed) |
| Open-source | Hardware + firmware (and supporting software) published |
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| SDK | Independent Python SDK |
| Robotics stacks | ESP32 and ROS2 compatibility |
Tip: For build details (BOM, CAD files, assembly guide, firmware, SDK, and ROS2 examples), use the official
documentation and GitHub repository linked above.