articulated hands

[Booty Call Dolls]

The dream is now a reality
BCD

[Trigger D]

Hopefully no more broken finger wires if this takes off.

[Solutionary]

I sure hope it does take off. I've decided I'm not buying another doll until the hand issues are solved. So it's VERY IMPORTANT to me.

It's kinda silly too manufacturers have been dragging their feet on it. They charge extra for a shrugging shoulder, standing feet options, tongue options. Who wouldn't pay extra for hands that don't fail almost immediately?

[ZannyDanger]

Very nice, hopefully these will become the norm before long!

[Mr Consistency]

I just hope the finger joints don't suffer the same loosening issues over time that other joints experience. That's a lot of potential delicate surgeries.

And maybe it's just my experience with martial arts, but I would think it easier to rotate/bend the skeletal hand if there were a plate in the center of the palm area. Place your own thumb in the center of the palm, a finger or two on the back. Very effective for manipulating a person's hand for joint locks. I don't see a reason it would not work with repositioning here as well.

[MannequinFan]

Hey Jeff, those fingers look very promising. However I agree with Mr C - I think the folks at Gynoid need to review human anatomy a little on that palm plate.
The soft TPE or silicone will push right though that open plate.

I take it those plates are probably just laser cut so why not make the design more anatomically correct?
Something like this would be much better...

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I'd also be concerned about the sharp side edges as people will push on the sides (red arrows) to rotate the hands.
If plastic can be used, perhaps a realistic shape could be attached to the metal frame that would imitate the feel of the metacarpal bones and cover the sharp side edges.

[RJ357]

Looks very promising, was wondering why nobody has really attempted this before.

[Tyr]

Nice to see some worthwhile development. Lets hope it actually makes it to the dolls.

[Dollarhyde]

We are getting closer but that hand still needs some more refinement.

[Bayjird]

Dang. It’s hard to commit to bringing one of these ladies home when there’s always something “new and improved” just around the corner. Unless you think of the dolls as disposable technology, like a new car.

[Colonel Angus]

Every manufacturer needs to jump on this bandwagon. Not an arms race, more like a digit race.

[Booty Call Dolls]

Here are her hands with skin on top

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And another

[Colonel Angus]

Hey Jeff, those fingers look very promising. However I agree with Mr C - I think the folks at Gynoid need to review human anatomy a little on that palm plate.
The soft TPE or silicone will push right though that open plate.

I take it those plates are probably just laser cut so why not make the design more anatomically correct?
Something like this would be much better...

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I'd also be concerned about the sharp side edges as people will push on the sides (red arrows) to rotate the hands.
If plastic can be used, perhaps a realistic shape could be attached to the metal frame that would imitate the feel of the metacarpal bones and cover the sharp side edges.

On the areas you have arrows pointing toward, perhaps just a bit of foam tubing cut open on one side and slid over it to make it soft and not sharp. Kind of like a miniature version of the padding they used to put on bicycle joints to reduce the likelihood of injury.

Like a tiny version of this stuff.

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[Taurusloverofdolls]

I also really like this. I would love to sleep next to my ladies and not worry about breaking their delicate wire fingers. Great pictures of the "hands" thank you.