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ROBOT ARMS, HANDS, AND DEXTERITY PLATFORMS
Clam Arm – A low-cost 7 degree of freedom arm manipulator with corresponding software built in the Correll Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder. [Link]
MeArm – The MeArm project aims to bring a simple Robot Arm well within the reach and budget of the average educator, student, parent or child. [Link]
ModGrasp – An open-source rapid-prototyping framework for designing low-cost sensorised modular grasping hands from Ålesund University College. [Link]
Natural Machine Motion Initiative (NMMI) – A place to meet, discuss and share ideas of Soft Robotics, to understand and build robots that move like you. [Link]
New Dexterity – Dexterity Test – A modular, affordable, accessible test for evaluating the grasping and manipulation capabilities of robotic end effectors. [Link]
New Dexterity Sensorized Objects – Open-source, modular, sensorized objects that can facilitate benchmarking of the dexterity and performance of hands and grippers [Link]
New Dexterity Ultrafast Aerial Grasping and Perching – Open-source robots hands for aerial grasping and perching [Link]
OpenBionics – Open-source, affordable, light-weight, modular robot hands. [Link]
RBO Hand 2 – Pneumatically actuated, compliant robotic hand made from reinforced silicone rubber from TU Berlin. [Link]
Yale OpenHand Project – Customizable, 3D-printed, adaptive robotic hand from Yale University. [Link]
ROBEL – Collection of affordable hardware for manipulation and locomotion. [Link]
TriFinger – Robotic platform intended to support research in dexterous manipulation. [Link]
HRI Hand – Open-source anthropomorphic robot hand system. [Link]
ExoArm v2 – 3D printed fully customizable exoskeleton arm development kit. [Link]
Lucid VR Gloves – A functional glove that lets you use and feel your hands in VR. [Link]
Unfolding Space Glove – Sensory substitution device for blind or visually impaired users. [Link]
Thor Arm – Printable robot arm with six degrees of freedom. [Link]
CM6 Arm – Cheap compliant 6 axis 3D printed robotic arm. [Link]
Open Manipulator-X – ROS compatible 6-axis arm from ROBOTIS. [Link]
PARA Arm – Low-cost 3-DOF articulated robot arm. [Link]
Niryo One – Collaborative, accessible 6-axis robot arm. [Link]
Dexter Arm – 7-axis precise robot arm with industrial features. [Link]
HUMANOID AND SOCIAL ROBOTS
DARwIn-OP – Miniature humanoid robot currently used in the RoboCup competition. [Link]
Hello Robo – Open source humanoid robots that can be replicated using a desktop 3D printer. [Link]
iCub – Humanoid robotics platform used for research in cognition and human-robot interaction. [Link]
InMoov – The first life size humanoid robot you can 3D print and animate. [Link]
NimbRo-OP – Humanoid open robotics platform. [Link]
Pollen Robotics Reachy – An open-source humanoid platform. [Link]
Poppy Project – An open-source humanoid platform based on robust, flexible, easy-to-use hardware and software. [Link]
Salvius – An open-source humanoid robot built from recycled parts. [Link]
Epi – An Open Humanoid Platform. [Link]
Blossom – Handcrafted soft social robot. [Link]
Castor – Compliant soft social robot for children’s therapy. [Link]
Eva – Robotic face designed to realistically replicate human facial expressions. [Link]
AERIAL VEHICLES
Drone It Yourself – A project that offers you the opportunity to turn any object into a drone, simply by attaching four motors and a control unit – no technical know-how needed. [Link]
New Dexterity Coaxial Benchmarking Platform – A low-cost, benchmarking platform for coaxial robot systems [Link]
New Dexterity Robotic Airship – A low-cost, open-source, robotic airship for education and research [Link][Link]
GROUND AND LEGGED ROBOTS
Andino – A fully open-source diff-drive robot designed for educational purposes and low-cost applications (compatible with ROS2). [Link]
Arduino Robot – An open source mobile platform based on the Arduino microcontroller. [Link]
Balanduino – An open source balancing robot platform that can be programmed and controlled with ease. [Link]
Barobo Linkbot – A modular robot designed for use in the classroom by both teachers and students. It requires no assembly, includes software and can be used without the need for any additional programming code. [Link]
KM-Robota – A private robotics research lab, with developments intended for the industrial setting, capable to market its own innovation. [Link]
Tekkotsu – Chiara Robots – Open Source Tekkotsu-Supported Robots You can Buy or Build. [Link]
TurtleBot – Wheeled, Kinect-equipped, robotics platform built on the Kobuki mobile base. [Link]
Veter – Customizable, 3D-printed robotics vehicle for mobile research. [Link]
Zumy – A small scale tracked mobile robot design that can be easily developed using off-the-shelf components. [Link]
Nanosaur – Small, 3D printable Nvidia Jetson dinosaur robot that is also ROS2 & Isaac ROS based. [Link]
MuSHR – Accessible mobile racecar platform for multi-agent learning from University of Washington. [Link]
ESA ExoMy – 3D printable rover inspired by ExoMars developed by European Space Agency (ESA). [Link]
JPL Open Source Rover – Scaled down version of 6 wheel Mars rovers from NASA JPL. [Link]
Aracna – 3D-printable legged robot from Cornell University. [Link]
Metabot – A robotics, legged, DIY, open-source platform, that can be used to teach robotics or programming. [Link]
ODRI – An open torque-controlled modular robot architecture for legged locomotion research. [Link]
OpenRoACH – An open-source, folded, hexapedal robot mechanism that has two degrees of freedom powered by an inexpensive, commercially available gearbox. All of the parts for the robot can be made on a laser cutter. [Link]
Project Biped – A dynamically balanced, bipedal, robot that can be built using off the shelf hardware and an inexpensive 3D printer. [Link]
Doggo – Quasi-direct-drive quadruped capable of dynamic locomotion from Stanford. [Link]
SpotMicro – Small legged robot inspired from the Boston Dynamics Spot. [Link] [Link]
Open Quadruped – An open-source quadrupedal robot with intuitive gait generation. [Link]
DyRET – Dynamic robot for embodied testing of self-modifying morphologies . [Link]
Open Source Leg – Robotic prosthetic leg from University of Michigan for unifying research in prosthetic leg controls. [Link]
Alice Exo – Child-focused leg exoskeleton for accessibility in developing communities. [Link]
Hoppy – Dynamic legged robot modular kit for robotics education. [Link]
SWARM ROBOTS
Jasmine (SwarmRobot) – Micro-robotics platform for swarm research. Originally from the University of Stuttgart. [Link]
Kilobot – A small mobile robot platform for swarm research from Harvard University. [Link]
SEA AND UNDERWATER ROBOTS
New Dexterity AutoBoat – An open-source, low-cost, waterjet-power robotic speedboat for education and research. [Link]
OpenROV – Robotic submersible for underwater exploration. [Link]
HAPTICS AND TELEOPERATION
HapKit – Single DOF high fidelity haptics device from Stanford University. [Link]
New Dexterity Robot Teaching Interface – A wearable, open-source, generic, robot teaching interface [Link]
ROBOPuppet – An initiative providing directions to create inexpensive, table-top sized models of robots to provide teleoperate input control to full sized robots. [Link]
WoodenHaptics – An initiative providing directions to fabricate your own grounded spatial haptic device based on an open source design. [Link]
ACTUATORS AND DESIGN KITS
Open-Source Syringe Pump – A syringe pump manufactured using an open-source RepRap 3-D printer and readily available parts. [Link]
Soft Robotics Toolkit – The toolkit focuses on developing better instructional kits for hands-on design courses. A soft robotics focus was added to connect student projects with the cutting-edge robotics research. [Link]
Digit – A compact, high-resolution, visuo tactile sensor designed for robotic in-hand manipulation from Meta Research. [Link]
Punyo – Soft buble grippers for robust and perceptive manipulation from Toyota Research Institute (TRI). [Link]
SENSORS
Fingertip Laser Sensor – A laser mouse sensor integrated for use as a fingertip sensor from University of Bremen. [Link]
PX4 Autopilot – An independent, open-source, open-hardware project aiming at providing a high-end autopilot to the academic, hobby and industrial communities at low costs and high availability. [Link]
Stretchable Fabric-Based Tactile Sensing – Tactile sensor arrays that are easy to fabricate, easy to use, and inexpensive (relatively to other large tactile sensing arrays). The sensors are developed by the Healthcare Robotics Lab at Georgia Tech. [Link]
3D PRINTING / CNC
FarmBot – Open-source and scalable automated precision farming machine and software package designed from the ground up with today’s technologies. [Link]
PICCOLO – A pocket sized open source CNC-bot. Using laser-cutting, off-the-shelf hardware and Arduino, you can make your own simple 3 axis robot. [Link]
HEALTH AND ASSISTIVE ROBOTS
Autobed – A web-controlled robotic bed developed by the Healthcare Robotics Lab at Georgia Tech. [Link]
Medical Capsule Robots – A cyber-physical design environment for medical capsule robots that aims to lower the barriers to design space exploration and to accelerate progress to prototyping. [Link]
New Dexterity / OpenBionics Exoskeleton Gloves – Open-source, adaptive, soft, lightweight exoskeleton gloves [Link][Link]
New Dexterity Forcemyography Armband – Open-source forcemyography armband for the control of assistive robotic and prosthetic devices. [Link]
OpenBionics Prosthetic Hands – Open-source, adaptive, affordable, humanlike, lightweight prosthetic hands. [Link]