Orca Hand Technical Hub

Orca Hand tutorials for assembly, retargeting, sensing, and code

This page turns the most useful Orca Hand public materials into one path inside SVRC so people can search, learn, and continue the discussion here.

Best first links
  • Official docsAssembly and hardware documentation. Open ORCA docs
  • Core controllerPython control package and hardware abstraction. Open GitHub
  • ETH overviewHigh-level project description and system motivation. Open ETH page
What to learn in order
  • Assembly and calibration before control experiments
  • Neutral position and safe bringup before retargeting
  • Retargeting and teleoperation before learned policies
  • Tactile and grasp failure notes before broader dexterous experiments

Continue into dexterous robotics discussion

Use the forum hub for build logs, retargeting notes, and tactile failure patterns other teams can find later.

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