This cool glove-controlled DIY robot gripper even has force feedback

We're all for Iron Man-style homebrew robotics here at The Verge, and this robotic gripper is a perfect example. Built by recently-graduated high school student Sam Baumgarten and senior Graham Hughes, the gripper is made up of three large servos which control 3D-printed fingers. A glove kitted out with flex sensors is used to operate the fingers, with vibrating motors linked to pressure sensors in the hand providing haptic feedback.

You're only ever one arc reactor away from an entire iron man suit

Baumgarten and Hughes appear to have built their own separate versions of the gripper (you can see them in action above and below, respectively), but both follow the same basic design, with the hand connected by a short pole to a box containing most of the electronics. Really, it's amazing what you can do if you have a couple of Arduinos lying around. Well, a couple of Adruinos and a 3D printer and some CAD software and some sensors and LEDS and some other stuff. But still — you get the idea.

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• SourceSam Baumgarten (YouTube) Graham Hughes (YouTube)