ETH Zurich Open‑Sources ORCA Hand

ETH Zurich’s Soft Robotics Lab released ORCA Hand v1 — a 17‑DOF, tendon‑driven, 3D‑printable hand with soft silicone skin and tactile sensing that achieves 103N grip force and can be assembled in ~8 hours. The team also published fingertip taxel layouts (83/tip, 0.1N sensitivity) and a lighter 700g variant to speed dexterity research released released.