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Robot Hands Feature

Where AI touches the real world.

Human-like dexterity expands what robots can do.

Overview & Market

What are robot hands — and why investment is pouring into them

A robot hand is the end effector that grasps and manipulates at the tip of an arm or humanoid. Robots working with human tools in human environments need dexterous hands, and the rise of humanoids and embodied AI has made the hand a core component alongside the robot itself. Entry points already span research, education, AI training-data collection, and production and logistics work.

Multi-finger hands: Human-like joints handle tools and irregular objects
Two-finger grippers: Fast, reliable grasping of defined parts on industrial lines
Tactile & force sensing × AI: Fine work once limited to human hands becomes automatable

DexRobot DexHand021 Pro multi-finger robot hand — DexHand021 Pro — listed in this featureProduct details →

MARKET TREND

Global dexterous-hand market

Growing at 68.7% CAGR (interim years interpolated from the growth rate)

Dexterous-hand market CAGR: 68.7%QYResearch, 2025–2031 forecast
Humanoid-robot market driving demand, by 2035: $50.27BMarketsandMarkets, 28.1% CAGR

Market sizes and growth rates are published forecasts by QYResearch and MarketsandMarkets (checked July 2026).

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At a glance

Four application fields for robot hands

Compare the role of robot hands across industry, healthcare, services, and advanced research.

Precision Assembly

Handle small or irregular parts for assembly, tool use, and other human-like process steps.

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Healthcare / Prosthetics

Use EMG, tactile, and force sensing in prosthetics, rehabilitation, and care-support interfaces.

Service / Daily Assistance

Give service robots the ability to handle human tools and everyday objects.

View candidates1 products →

Research / Special Environments

Explore inaccessible environments and new manipulation policies through teleoperation, imitation, and reinforcement learning.

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Featured Makers

Compare each maker's focus, company profile, and representative products.

Linkerbot

3 products

From six-active-DoF models to higher-dexterity hands, teleoperation, and data collection.

Company Profile

Founded in 2023 in Beijing, Linkerbot combines high-DOF dexterous hands with teleoperation and data systems for embodied AI.

Official website ↗

Founded: 2023
Headquarters: Jingyi Technology Building, Dazhongsi East Road, Haidian District, Beijing, ChinaGoogle Maps ↗

Strength

Application-specific multi-finger hands with 11–21 total DoF

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Product range spanning linkage and tendon transmissions

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Data collection with an exoskeleton glove and teleoperation arm

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Linkerbot

Linker Hand O6

6能動+5受動自由度の軽量・高把持力ロボットハンド。

6 Active + 5 Passive自由度 · 最大荷重50kg · 四指25N

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Linkerbot

Linker Hand L20

16能動+5受動自由度、触覚・視覚拡張に対応する多指ハンド。

16 Active + 5 Passive自由度 · 最大荷重20kg · 四指15N

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Linkerbot

Linker Hand L30

17能動+4受動自由度、腱駆動の高応答ロボットハンド。

17 Active + 4 Passive自由度 · 最大荷重2kg · 四指3.5N

DexRobot

3 products

Connect dexterous manipulation and learning data through tactile, force, and vision sensing.

Company Profile

Founded in 2024, DexRobot develops dexterous robotic hands, robots, and data-collection platforms, with headquarters and manufacturing in Shaoxing and R&D in Shanghai.

Official website ↗

Founded: 2024
Headquarters: Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China (R&D center: Shanghai)Google Maps ↗

Strength

DexHand range from three-finger to integrated wrist-hand designs

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Multimodal position, tactile, force, and proximity sensing

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Development platform with SDKs, simulation, and teleoperation

Published track record Its official company introduction lists China Post, Xiaomi, NVIDIA, and others as partners.

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DexRobot

DexHand021

19自由度と位置・力・滑り・近接の多モーダル知覚を備えた量産型ロボットハンド。

19自由度 · 最大荷重5kg

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DexRobot

DexHand021 S

0.6kgの軽量ボディで最大5kg把持に対応する8自由度ロボットハンド。

8自由度 · 最大荷重5kg

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DexRobot

DexHand021 Pro

手首一体構造と全域マルチモーダル知覚を備えた22自由度ロボットハンド。

22自由度 · 最大荷重5kg

ChangingTech（知行机器人）

2 products

Industrial two-finger grippers with practical payload, stroke, and speed choices.

Company Profile

Founded in 2018 in Taicang, Jiangsu, ChangingTech develops and manufactures collaborative, parallel, dexterous, and heavy-duty robot grippers and embodied-intelligence robots.

Official website ↗

Founded: 2018
Headquarters: Building 18, Technovation Valley, No. 99 Fuda Road, Taicang, Jiangsu, ChinaGoogle Maps ↗

Strength

Practical industrial lineup centered on parallel gripping

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Multiple sizes by stroke and payload

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Straightforward integration for assembly and machine tending

Robot HandAvailable

ChangingTech

CTAG2F120S

120mmの大ストロークと停電時セルフロックを備えた自適応2指グリッパー。

最大把持力40N

Robot HandAvailable

ChangingTech

CTPM2F60S

高把持力と停電時セルフロックを備えた60mmストロークの工業用平行2指グリッパー。

最大荷重3.5kg

OYMotion（傲意科技）

2 products

Apply EMG sensing and bionic technology to multi-finger robot hands.

Company Profile

Founded in 2015 in Shanghai Zhangjiang, OYMotion develops brain-computer interfaces, EMG/EEG sensing, rehabilitation robots, bionic hands, and dexterous robotic hands.

Official website ↗

Founded: 2015
Headquarters: No. 788, Lane 100, Banxia Road, Pudong New Area, Shanghai, ChinaGoogle Maps ↗

Strength

Control technology grounded in EMG and EEG analysis

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Experience spanning prosthetics, rehabilitation, and robotics

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ROH models with varied DoF and sensing configurations

Robot HandAvailable

OYMotion

ROH-AP003

分布型触覚と全方向3次元力覚を備え、30kgの吊り上げ荷重に対応する多指ハンド。

最大荷重30kg

Robot HandAvailable

OYMotion

ROH-AP001

触覚・力覚・位置フィードバックを統合した11関節・6能動自由度の多指ハンド。

11関節 / 6能動自由度自由度 · 最大荷重30kg

Shadow Robot Company

1 products

A long-established research hand specialist focused on dexterity, touch, and teleoperation.

Company Profile

Headquartered in London, Shadow Robot has developed high-dexterity robot hands, tactile sensing, and teleoperation systems for research and industry for over two decades.

Official website ↗

Headquarters: Unit 31 Spectrum House, 32-34 Gordon House Road, London NW5 1LP, UKGoogle Maps ↗

Strength

High-DoF multi-finger manipulation modeled on the human hand

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Research platform with tactile sensing and ROS

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Systems designed for reinforcement learning and teleoperation

Published track record Shadow Robot co-developed DEX-EE with Google DeepMind for demanding, long-running machine-learning experiments.

Robot HandAvailable

Shadow Robot

Shadow Dexterous Hand

20モーター・24関節と100超のセンサーを備え、1kHz制御に対応する5指ロボットハンド。

20 Actuated + 4 Under-actuated自由度

Full Product Catalog

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Multi-finger Dexterous Hands

Multi-finger hands target complex human-work substitution, research, and embodied AI; compare 12 models by DoF, touch, teleoperation, and learning support. Two-finger grippers instead prioritize payload, speed, and cost on industrial lines.

13 products

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