Open-source dexterous hand platform

MIDAS Hand

Modular low-Impedance Direct-drive Anthropomorphic Sensing Hand.

Open-source tactile dexterous hand platform for robot learning, teleoperation, and manipulation research.

Alvin Zhu*, Mingzhang Zhu*, Beom Jun Kim*, Quanyou Wang*, Jose Victor S. H. Ramos*, Dennis Hong

Overview

Project Summary

MIDAS Hand is a low-cost, anthropomorphic, tactile dexterous hand designed for robot learning research, hardware teleoperation, manipulation experiments, and sim-to-real development.

The public release includes CAD exports, printable files, a parts list, assembly documentation, MuJoCo simulation models, and software repositories for control, retargeting, and teleoperation.

Total DOF 16
Active DOF 13
3-Axis Taxels 283
Weight ~700 g
BOM ~$3k
Build Time <3 hr

Full System Overview

Demos

Dexterous Manipulation

Code

Tool handling, grasping, and in-hand motion.

Tactile Sensing

Code

Sensor response and contact feedback.

Rollouts

Dexterous manipulation rollouts demonstrating coordinated hand motion.

Teleoperation

Code

Vision-based hardware retargeting and operator control demo.

Hardware Test

Full length repeatability test for hardware consistency and robustness.

Simulation

Code

Hardware-synchronized MuJoCo simulation view for the simplified MIDAS Hand model.

Release Pages

Open-source documentation map