MIT supernumerary robotic fingers (2014)
Research on augmenting a human hand with two synchronised robotic fingers
Keep in mind 2014 research apparatus, not a currently available medical aid.
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Dani Clode Third Thumb
Motor augmentation research
Keep in mind Research object, not a prescribed prosthesis or retail extra finger.
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| Prices · all markets | Price not verified 0 offer records & sourcesNo verified price in this audit. | Price not verified 0 offer records & sourcesNo verified price in this audit. |
| Designed for | Research on augmenting a human hand with two synchronised robotic fingers ↗ | Motor augmentation research ↗ |
| Form factor | Wrist-mounted brace with two actuated extra fingers ↗ | Robotic extra thumb on little-finger side of hand ↗ |
| Research Year | 2014 ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Additional Digits | Two fingers adjacent to the human thumb and little finger ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Actuation | Linked actuators generating grasp forces ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Training Sensors | Sensor glove records human finger joint positions ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Control | Algorithm correlates human and robotic grasp postures ↗ | Two toe-pressure sensors ↗ |
| Coupling | Robot closes/spreads with the human hand ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Study Objects | Bottle, football and other grasped objects in prototype experiments ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Degrees Of Freedom | Not applicable to this category | Two movements ↗ |
| Wireless | Not applicable to this category | Toe sensors wirelessly control thumb ↗ |
| Designer | Not applicable to this category | Dani Clode ↗ |
| Research | Not applicable to this category | Human augmentation and learnability studies ↗ |
| Commercial Availability | Not applicable to this category | No consumer model ↗ |
| Availability | Physical MIT research prototype described in July2014. No consumer price or production release verified. | Research object, not a prescribed prosthesis or retail extra finger. |
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| Editorial pick & release | No editorial ranking recorded | #1 · Our Top 10 frontier research projectsRelease date not verifiedResearch or specialist clinical access |
| Evidence | Manufacturer source Checked 2026-10-13 | Manufacturer source Checked 2026-10-13 |
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