An Anatomically Accurate Biomimetic Robotic Hand with Textile Connective Tissues.

Artificial hands are developed and employed widely for solving challenges in present-day robotics, with an increasing number of such systems being integrated into our daily lives. For humanoid or human-centric applications in medical or industrial sectors demanding increased naturality, biomimetics offers a promising approach. However, replicating biological structures and functions to the detail commonly results in excessive complexity in both design and production, preventing widespread adoption. This work presents a biomimetic hand developed with the use of modern procedural design methods and additive and textile production technologies, evaluated with a modular actuator frame through grasp and gesture demonstrations and finger trajectory analysis. The results aim to exemplify how leveraging these advancements may enable the creation of naturally compliant robotic devices with intricate functionality, while simultaneously satisfying the industrial requirements for robustness, cost-effectiveness and production scalability, therefore bringing the universal applicability of such systems within reach.