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The scissor mechanism is supported by a 3D printed basebrace. The base brace straps to the users arm and allows the scissor mechanism to open and close via a rail and slider. The scissor mechanism has a special drive link that allows the mechanism to be joined to a high torque RC servo. When the drive link is rotated the mechanism opens and closes.
The gripper mechanism attaches at the end of the scissor mechanism via a rail and slider, just like the base. The gripper features two 4-Bar parallelogram linkages which move the gripper claws together and apart. The linkages are joined together via two injection molded gears. One of the gears is screwed into a servo arm, which allows the servo to move the gripper claws. Like the brace, the base of the gripper mechanism is 3D printed to allow for an easy to manufacture, lightweight and strong design.
