Anyone built a humanoid hand using only off-the-shelf hobby servos?

[nicole10]

@matthew43 I dealt with almost this exact situation. Joining an existing robotics community (FRC, university clubs, maker spaces) before going fully solo is a common and effective way to pick up practical fabrication and control skills faster than working entirely alone from tutorials.

[shill]

From hands-on experience, Joining an existing robotics community (FRC, university clubs, maker spaces) before going fully solo is a common and effective way to pick up practical fabrication and control skills faster than working entirely alone from tutorials.

[sven.wilson4]

@shill Slight correction, though the overall point stands: Motion capture for training or validating a DIY robot's gait is expensive at professional quality, so a lot of hobbyists substitute cheaper alternatives - multi-camera pose estimation software, IMU-based motion tracking suits, or simply hand-tuning gaits in simulation first before ever touching real hardware. Anyway, good thread - following for more.