🧠 OpenMuscle (Legacy Repository)

📢 NOTE: This repository is no longer actively maintained.
All current work has moved to the new Open-Muscle GitHub Organization.
Please see the new OpenMuscle Hub for the latest devices, firmware, and documentation.

⚡ Quick Links to New Repositories

| Project | Description | Link | |--------|-------------|------| | OpenMuscle Hub | Central documentation and overview for all OpenMuscle projects | OpenMuscle-Hub | | FlexGrid | Modular 60-sensor wearable (successor to OM12) | OpenMuscle-FlexGrid | | LASK5 | Labeling device with joystick and buttons | OpenMuscle-LASK5 | | Software | MicroPython firmware, communication protocols, and ML hooks | OpenMuscle-Software | | OM12 Legacy Band | Historical 12-sensor band hardware | OpenMuscle-Band |

🧬 About This Repo

This was the original prototype of OpenMuscle (OM12 + LASK4), developed to prove out muscle-based finger tracking using off-the-shelf parts and MicroPython.

It remains here for archival purposes and for those referencing:

Early research and design iterations
Press and academic mentions (42+ stars)
Explorations in UDP-based muscle telemetry using hall effect sensors

🧪 Prototype Overview

🧠 OM12 – OpenMuscle 12 Sensor Band (v5.3.0)

12 Hall Effect Sensors (49E)
6 Sensor Cells, dual-input
PCB 5.3.0
ESP32-S2
MicroPython
1200 s/s via UDP transmission

✋ LASK4 (Legacy)

4 pistons
4 push buttons
OLED screen
ESP32-S2 Microcontroller

The latest version is LASK5, with joystick and modular controls.

✅ Legacy Roadmap (Preserved for Context)

[x] Create an open-source forearm bracelet (OM12)
[x] Build a hand gesture labeling device (LASK4)
[x] Create UDP-based data capture tool
[ ] Build a hosted data training server
[ ] Raise community awareness
[ ] Create pre-production versions of both devices

🧾 License

This repo remains under the MIT License, but newer repositories may use the CERN-OHL-S v2.0 for hardware components. See the respective repos for details.

Made with 💡 by @TURFPTAx
Project now maintained at Open-Muscle

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