Dexterous Hand Series
The Shadow Dexterous Hand Series is a family of advanced robotic hands by Shadow Robot Company, featuring 20 actuated degrees of freedom and 24 total joints. The series includes four models: full 5-finger, Lite (4-finger), Extra Lite (3-finger), and Super Lite (2-finger). All are tendon-driven, ROS-integrated, with 100+ sensors at 1 kHz. Used in research institutions including NASA, Bielefeld University, and Carnegie Mellon University.
Primary use case: Dexterous manipulation research, AI/ML experiments, teleoperation, and industrial quality control. Used in academic labs, neural control research, and brain-computer interface studies.
DOF
20
Price
$65K
Specifications
Physical
Degrees of Freedom
20
Locomotion
stationary
Manipulation
Hand Type
dexterous
Power & Autonomy
Autonomy Level
unknown
AI & Compute
AI Capabilities
manipulation
Commercial
Price
$65K
Availability
available
Primary Use Case
Dexterous manipulation research, AI/ML experiments, teleoperation, and industrial quality control. Used in academic labs, neural control research, and brain-computer interface studies.
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