A longtime established firm (1986) - early SBIRi involved - Ross-Hime Designs is a mechanical design and robotics firm. Development and products attributable to the firm include In the field of robot wrist actuators -The first high precision (+ -.002) singularity-free wrist. 180° pitch/yaw with continuous roll. First all plastic robot wrist actuator. Revolutionary completely injection molded design with living hinges. First robot wrist fountain application. Large arrays of moving, lighted, water jets. Several installations worldwide. First singularity-free wrist for spray finishing and sealant application capable of tracking moving line automobiles. Graco Robotics licensee. First singularity-free wrist used for antenna pointing to send/receive cell/fax messages. Revolutionary horizon-to-horizon tracking. First singularity free wrist for micro-surgery research. 25-micron precision achieved. In the field of robot shoulders - First high dexterity shoulder with range of motion equivalent to the human shoulder; First accurate recreation of upper body mechanics i.e. shoulder blades, and rotator cuff, and humeral rotation. First commercially practical mechanical dexterous equivalent to human shoulder motion. In the field of robot hands First dexterous, modular, electric hand with integrated wrist. First differential head knuckle drive. First electric humanoid robot hand with second generation differential drive. First flexible humanoid robot palm aids in opposition of the thumb. First opposable humanoid electric robot thumb. Books: First book on the field of robot wrist actuators. First book comparing human body to it's robotic equivalent First book regarding Leonardo's lost robots In the field of robot history - First accurate recreation of Leonardo's Cart; First recreation of Leonardo's Robot Knight; First recreation of Leonardo Bell Ringer Clock
