Barrett Hand

Barrett Technology, Inc.

Cambridge, MA

Innovation The BH8-260 grasper is an intelligent, highly flexible eight-axis gripper that re-configures itself in real time to conform securely to a wide variety of part shapes, without tool change interruptions.

Barrett Hand - BH8-260 and BH8-262

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GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS

• The integrated arm/wrist/ hand system has many other commercial and governmental applications. These include use in hazardous environment such as toxic waste cleanup, nuclear power plant maintenance, high-voltage, computer assisted surgery, or explosives disposal.

Barrett Hand

• The Barrett Hand BH8-series grasper was showcased on the recent cover of Machine Design Magazine (February 2001) www.machinedesign.com for its unmatched versatility, programmability, and ease of integration with commercial robotic arms.
• The Barrett hand is also sold as part of the Barrett Hand SystemTM.. The system is a complete turn key (picture below), which includes: 1kg 3-fingered robotic hand, Robot-Arm Adapter, Power Supply Unit, All necessary cables, Transparent lab-bench mount, All Software (3.5-inch DOS-formatted diskette),User manual, Maintenance kit, and 90-day warranty.
• The firm has been able to sell a multitude of the Barrett Hands and Barrett Arms as a results of the products they have developed for National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
• The BarrettHand was featured in a recent Robotics Online article weighing the advantages and disadvantages of electric, pneumatic, and hydraulic grippers. Robotics Online is the official web site of Robotic Industries Association (RIA). RIA is the only trade group in North America organized exclusively to promote the robotics industry.

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