Difference between revisions of "Allegro Hand Overview"

Revision as of 20:01, 3 October 2012

Allegro Hand is a low-cost and highly adaptive robotic hand.

With four fingers and sixteen independent current-controlled joints,
it's the perfect platform for grasp and manipulation research.

Lightweight and portable anthropomorphic design
Low-cost dexterous manipulation with applications in research and industry
Multiple ready-to-use sensorless grasping algorithms capable of handling a variety of object geometries
Capable of holding up to 1.5kg
16 independent current-controlled joints (4 fingers x 4)
Allegro Application Studio integration allows for simulation based algorithm prototyping without ever changing your code
Support for real-time control and online simulation

Number of Fingers

Three (3) fingers and a thumb

Degrees of Freedom

4 fingers x 4 = 16

Actuation

Weight

Joint Resolution

Measurement	Potentiometer
Resolution (nominal)	0.002 (deg)

Communication

Type	CAN
Frequency	333 (Hz)

Payload

0.5 (kg) for each finger, 1.5 (kg) total

CPU	Intel® Core™2 Duo or higher
RAM	at least 2GB
HDD	at least 2GB
Graphics	OpenGL 3.0 H/W Acceleration enabled with at least 64Mb of video RAM
OS	MS Windows® XP, MS Windows® Vista, MS Windows® 7
Additional S/W	MS Visual Studio®
CAN Interface	NI, Softing, Kvaser or ESD CAN Note: Any CAN interface can be user-configured for use with the Allegro Hand.

A pre-reconfigured CAN interface can be purchased along with the Allegro Hand. The CAN interfaces available through SimLab include:

A hard plastic carrying case can also be purchased for traveling with and storing your Allegro hand.

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