Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to study the innovative design of prosthetic hands now in production from a Scottish spin‐off company. Design/methodology/approach – The novel features are described, followed by the details of the mechanical construction and the available grip...

Micromanipulation has enabled numerous technological breakthroughs in recent years, from advances in biotechnology to microcomponent assembly. Micromotion devices commonly use piezoelectric actuators (PZT) together with compliant mechanisms to provide fine motions with position resolution in the...