MIDAS Hand | Citation

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@misc{midas_hand_2026,
  title        = {MIDAS Hand: An Open-Source Tactile Dexterous Robotic Hand Platform},
  author       = {Zhu, Alvin and Zhu, Mingzhang and Kim, Beom Jun and Wang, Quanyou and Ramos, Jose Victor S. H. and Hong, Dennis},
  year         = {2026},
  note         = {Public release website},
  url          = {https://midas-hand.com}
}

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