Observed arrival · 2026-09-17

A Robotic Hand That Spells

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Four high-school seniors are building a 3D-printed robotic hand that reads and produces static ASL fingerspelling.

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The project combines webcam capture, MediaPipe’s 21 hand landmarks, Python/OpenCV classification, Raspberry Pi control, and a thirteen-servo hand. Its two-part learning design asks users either to sign a prompted letter for feedback or identify the letter formed by the robot. The team describes the physical platform as a tendon-driven research hand adapted from manipulation work, with a cotton glove and thumb refinements informed by a hand surgeon.

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