Ada robotic hand V1.1
Based on published sources · Not tested by us ·
Overview
Five-actuator robotic development hand with a flexible printed palm, rigid covers and separate Almond controller and Artichoke firmware sources. [S001] [S002] [S003] [S004] [S005]
Ada is a robotic development hand whose flexible palm and fingers are printed as one component. The V1.1 repository supplies left- and right-hand STL sets and editable Blender files. Choose one side before collecting its palm, back cover and two controller trays; the preview here shows only the right palm-and-fingers component. Motors and electronics are separate. Upstream explicitly describes Ada as a development kit, not a medical device. [S001] [S002] [S003] [S007]
3D preview
Ada V1.1 right palm and fingers. Single flexible palm-and-fingers component; excludes actuators, electronics, trays and back cover.
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Source, license and scale
Source: Open Bionics, revision 2dbf3cc6c5df112066f12c11af1d001e319a766f. Original and preview: CC-BY-SA-4.0. Preview conversion by Open Source Robotics; original file unchanged. STL does not declare units; confirm dimensions against the project design. No physical part tested.
Confirm scale and manufacturing settings before printing.
Specifications
| Detail | Description |
|---|---|
| Type | Five-finger robotic development hand Reported by source [S001] · Checked 2026-09-30 |
| Intended users | Builders evaluating a sourced mechanical design and its integration requirements. Editorial assessment [S001] · Checked 2026-09-30 |
| Assembly | Separate flexible palm and rigid covers/trays; complete legacy assembly guide not recovered in this review. Reported by source [S002] [S006] · Checked 2026-09-30 |
| Calibration | Not known |
| Operating system | Not known |
| Computer needed | Not known |
Assembly and use
Flexible fingers, rigid electronics housing
The datasheet specifies NinjaFlex for the palm and PLA or ABS for the back cover and controller trays. Substituting one rigid material for every part would therefore depart from the documented design. The manufacturer's component list calls for five PQ12-30-12-P linear actuators, an Almond board, tendon string, threaded inserts, screws and fingertip grips. That historical list identifies a configuration, not current stock or a delivered quote. Confirm actuator availability and the required feedback variant before pricing a build. [S002] [S003]
The May 2016 datasheet reports five degrees of freedom and 12 V operation, and includes a dimensioned wrist interface with four M3 fasteners. A drawing is useful for designing a mount, but it does not establish a cobot or delta interface. The interactive model shows geometry only; it does not establish print quality or grip performance. The separate photograph shows an upstream assembled hand and is not independently version-dated. [S002]
Reconcile the controller before assembling
The hand datasheet names Almond V1.2. Its separate repository includes the board and schematic, but the maintainer warns that the later-uploaded BOM may be incorrect or incomplete. Reconcile that draft list with the board revision before fabrication or component orders. Artichoke V1.2 is the corresponding firmware family for Almond and requires FingerLib; its README documents 38,400-baud serial control and a command-help prompt. A matched firmware/dependency build was not verified here. [S002] [S004] [S005] [S008]
The older assembly and firmware tutorial links returned errors during this review. Until a complete guide is recovered, tendon routing, tensioning and calibration remain build gaps rather than verified instructions. No current kit availability, complete setup cost or physical test is claimed. [S006]
The design repository, datasheet, Almond README and Artichoke README declare CC-BY-SA-4.0. Those grants do not make the purchased actuators open manufacturing designs. [S001] [S002] [S004] [S005]
Cost
No current, complete configuration-specific build cost has been established for this profile.
Source files and licenses
Mechanical design files are licensed; purchased components, source completeness and a working matched configuration remain separate checks.
| Layer | Availability / license |
|---|---|
| mechanical design | available · CC-BY-SA-4.0 First-party repository files; no manufacturing source for purchased components inferred. [S001] [S002] |
| electronics | available · CC-BY-SA-4.0 Separate upstream repository; matching build and dependencies not tested. Almond BOM is explicitly draft and potentially incomplete. [S004] [S008] |
| firmware | available · CC-BY-SA-4.0 Separate upstream repository; matching build and dependencies not tested. Artichoke requires FingerLib; matched compilation not verified. [S005] |
| software | not found · License not fully assessed Complete revision-matched source for this layer was not established in this mechanical repository; external host components require separate assessment. [S001] |
| documentation | available · CC-BY-SA-4.0 First-party repository files; no manufacturing source for purchased components inferred. [S001] [S002] |
No learned model or dataset selected for this mechanical configuration.
References
Links identify the documentation and revisions used in this profile. Access dates record when each source was retrieved.
- S001 · Open Bionics
Mechanical design and license
Accessed 2026-09-30 · README.md at 2dbf3cc6c5df112066f12c11af1d001e319a766fSource notes
Inspected source text; hardware and procurement not tested.
- S002 · Open Bionics
Ada V1.1 datasheet
Accessed 2026-09-30 · Ada_v1_1_Datasheet.pdf at 2dbf3cc6c5df112066f12c11af1d001e319a766fSource notes
Inspected source text; hardware and procurement not tested.
- S003 · Open Bionics
Open Bionics component list
Accessed 2026-09-30 · Open Bionics component list; accessed 2026-09-30Source notes
Inspected source text; hardware and procurement not tested.
- S004 · Open Bionics
Almond controller and BOM caveat
Accessed 2026-09-30 · README.md at 34d1181837e49c1d00af6181a6ac37bb388f19edSource notes
Inspected source text; hardware and procurement not tested.
- S005 · Open Bionics
Artichoke firmware and dependencies
Accessed 2026-09-30 · README.md at 676c67acc5b8cfda8ac1954360a7c859a5dff744Source notes
Inspected source text; hardware and procurement not tested.
- S006 · Open Bionics
Legacy tutorial retrieval checks
Accessed 2026-09-30 · Legacy tutorial retrieval checks; accessed 2026-09-30Source notes
Inspected source text; hardware and procurement not tested.
- S007 · Open Bionics
Preserved mechanical artifact inventory
Accessed 2026-09-30 · 2dbf3cc6c5df112066f12c11af1d001e319a766fSource notes
Files present in the preserved pinned archive; not an executed build.
- S008 · Open Bionics
Preserved Almond artifact inventory
Accessed 2026-09-30 · 34d1181837e49c1d00af6181a6ac37bb388f19edSource notes
Files present in the preserved pinned archive; not an executed build.
Correction guidance · Discussion is not enabled · Profile format 0.6.0-draft.1
Change history
2026-09-30 — Replaced duplicate CAD still with an attributed upstream image; image scope and reuse evidence reviewed.