Andreas Bastian, 2014

• XY plane phalanges

  FDM-printed objects are typically strongest in the XY plane. These phalanges print with the stress and strength planes aligned to improve durability.

• differential tensioner

  Development of a Raptor Reloaded drop-in flexsor tensioning module to facilitate differential grasping.

• monoforms

  Experiments in flat-packable, thermoformable simple hook tools. Ultimate fabrication method likely die-/laser-cut thermoplastic sheet stock.

• print-in-place

  An area of particular interest. Explorations of phalanges and hands printed fully assembled, without any fasteners.

• pulley palm

  Experiments in reducing flexsor line friction via the introduction of tangetially-aligned printed pulleys

• raptor reloaded

  All files from the developmnt and testing of the Raptor Reloaded.

• sugru overmolding

  Proof-of-concept for simple overmolding technique using a printed mold and Sugru. Instructable here.

• thermoforming

  Another area of particular interest. Thermoforming allows the fabrication of forms stronger than those that can be conventionally produced on FDM hardware and facilitates accurate form fitting via a very analog contact-base molding process. Introductory Instructable here. Early work in the topic.

• unibody hand

  Early 2014 concept exploration for compliant and durable materials like Nylon, PET, and Filaflex: a hand devoid of fasteners, elastics, flexsor cables, or tensioning systems.