Verified Events
DateTypeCompanyHeadlineSegment
JODELL introduces tactile sensing and JoEgo Core product matrix
- JOTAC optical tactile modules support modular replacement and contact-data collection.
- JoEgo Core combines acquisition, storage and high-speed transfer as an integrated data hub.
- The company packages dexterous hands, end-effectors, tactile sensing and data tools into execution units and industrial workstations.
DH-Robotics debuts ADH-5-13 direct-drive hand at IROS
- ADH-5-13 has dual magnetic encoders at each joint and company-specified ±0.2 mm fingertip positioning repeatability.
- The 735 g hand integrates fingertip tactile sensing; DH specifies up to 20 kg lifting payload after grasping.
- The separately demonstrated UDH-3-7 has seven active joints, up to 15 kg payload, 50 N fingertip force and a one-million-cycle design life.
Sharpa launches D01, W02 and AE01 tactile-manipulation platform products
- D01 combines body electronic skin with arm-end speed above 10.5 m/s and 0.2 mm repeat positioning accuracy.
- W02 integrates 21 active degrees of freedom, visual fingertip tactile sensing and electronic skin across the rest of the hand.
- AE01 uses 22 encoders to capture hand motion and provides 256 levels of continuous haptic feedback per fingertip.
HeymanDex launches Dasheng 1 industrial dexterous hand
- The company reports repeat positioning accuracy of up to 0.03 mm and whole-hand payload of up to 24 kg.
- The product is intended to coordinate with robot bodies and arms for grasping, handling and machine-tending work.
- The same disclosure describes a broader portfolio spanning industrial, commercial-service, research and underwater hand families; the reported near-RMB100M financing is cumulative context, not a new round.
Inspire Robots launches RH524J1 24-DoF hybrid-drive dexterous hand
- The hand has 22 active degrees of freedom in the hand and two at the wrist.
- Its hybrid tendon and direct-drive architecture is paired with tactile and depth-vision control inputs.
- Inspire demonstrated joystick control, object recognition and grasping, data-glove teleoperation and multi-hand coordination at WRC.
Sharpa launches Wave SE dexterous hand and opens pre-orders
- Wave SE retains 22 independently actuated degrees of freedom in a human-scale hand intended for embodied-AI research and robot integration.
- The SE configuration is rated for a 24 kg payload, 90 N grip force, 12 N fingertip force and operation at 2 Hz.
- Its tactile configuration provides a 60 × 60 array, 0.05 N force sensitivity, 2 mm spatial resolution and onboard inference at up to 30 frames per second.
CKD releases LHB miniature linear-guide parallel gripper
- CKD lists the LHB body at 11 g and 8 mm thick, targeting compact integration in equipment for electronic-component assembly.
- The gripper uses a linear guide for high-accuracy motion, and a cylinder-switch variant is designed to save additional space.
- CKD describes the LHB as a special-order product for compact, high-accuracy handling of electronic components.
Proception launches ProHand and ProGlove for dexterous manipulation
- Proception is shipping first ProHand batches to researchers and robotics companies while opening wider orders.
- ProGlove captures human hand interaction data without requiring a robot in the loop.
- ProHand has 22 degrees of freedom and multiple joints per finger.
Tangent Robotics introduces three-finger TR02 hand
- TR02 has 10 actuated degrees of freedom, with seven across the thumb-index chain for full relative fingertip positioning.
- TR02's dexterous manipulation functions include stable grasps, in-hand object movement, enveloping grasps and simultaneous stabilization and manipulation.
- Three Popcorn fingertip sensors and an offset palm camera provide the sensing suite for visuotactile control.
DexRobot launches DexTele alongside full DexHand series at Automate 2026
- DexTele combines force-controlled humanoid arms, dexterous hands, teleoperation hardware and a multimodal data platform.
- The release lists DexHand021 Pro with 22 degrees of freedom, 50 N payload and full-palm multimodal sensing.
- DexRobot reports more than 300,000 durability cycles for the Pro variant.
Robotiq launches AI platform for workcell integration
- The platform targeted faster configuration and deployment of robotic workcells.
- The product gives Robotiq a concrete offering for industrial automation, construction or production workflows.
Changingtek Robotics launches Uhand tactile sensing data-collection hand
- Changingtek Robotics globally launched Uhand, an in-house developed tactile data-collection hand for embodied-intelligence research, precision manipulation and algorithm validation.
- Uhand captures synchronized visual, pose, force and tactile datasets at 30 Hz, with a tactile-array resolution of 2.34 taxels per square centimetre.
- The product supports 0-160 N force detection, 0.1 N force precision, 0.7 mm XYZ positioning accuracy and up to four hours of battery runtime in a 600 g device.
IMI expands NEON range for non-hazardous industrial monitoring
- The non-Ex pressure and temperature sensor variants retained the sensing, wireless-connectivity and battery-life capabilities of the existing NEON range.
- IMI combined the sensors with SolidRed analytics and LoRaWAN infrastructure for device management, asset visibility and long-range low-power data transmission.
- The company reported more than 2,000 non-Ex units ordered for installation and said additional sensor variants were planned.
CKD releases RJAC Robot Rotary series
- RJAC combines a rotary joint and slip ring to route air and electrical connections through a robot's rotating tip.
- The range covers four payload classes: 1, 5, 7 and 25 kg.
- CKD lists handling, semiconductor back-end manufacturing and conveyance among its target applications.
OYMotion launches new generation of industrial dexterous hand solutions
- OYMotion launched a new generation of industrial dexterous hand solutions at the Canton Fair.
- The new hand line supports parallel small-batch production, pilot testing, and 10,000-unit mass production planning.
- The launch targets industrial embodied-intelligence use cases including end-effector supply for humanoid robots and flexible manufacturing.
Piab launches all-electric piCOBOT gripping system for multiple cobot brands
- The gripper generates vacuum without compressed air.
- Piab positions the system for assembly, machine tending, packaging, logistics, warehousing and palletising.
- Standard I/O and multiple mechanical interfaces support cobots from different manufacturers.
AGILINK unveils three hand products at AgiBot partner conference
- Gasgoo reports AGILINK unveiled three new products at AgiBot's partner conference in April 2026.
- Coverage identifies OmniHand 3 Lite as a small mass-produced dexterous hand.
- The product matrix supports AGILINK's positioning across dexterous hands, grippers and manipulation data.
COVAL introduces communicating MPXS micro vacuum pumps
- The 12.5 mm-wide, 87 g pump supports installation close to the suction tool on robots and automated equipment.
- The range combines an HMI, IO-Link communications, diagnostics and configurable vacuum and blow-off control.
- Air Saving Control is specified to reduce energy use by an average of 90% when handling airtight products.
ORCA releases open-source simulation and control tooling for OrcaHand
- ORCA's public GitHub organization exposes core repositories for OrcaHand control, simulation, retargeting, and robot description files
- Public repositories include orca_core, orca_sim, orcahand_description, and orca_retargeter
- Repository activity shows active updates across the hand software stack in March 2026
ORCA Dexterity launches OrcaHand, OrcaHand Lite, and OrcaHand Touch
- ORCA Dexterity announced three open-source robotic hands: OrcaHand, OrcaHand Lite, and OrcaHand Touch
- The company described OrcaHand Lite as a 9-DoF hand for grasping and demos
- The company described OrcaHand as the redesigned successor to orca v1
ZhiXing Robotics launches the X2 adaptive left-right dexterous hand
- ZhiXing Robotics announced the X2 as a dexterous hand designed to support adaptive switching between left- and right-hand configurations.
- The company positioned the launch as a step forward in intelligent and flexible robotic end effectors rather than a full robot launch.
- Public coverage around the release describes the product as part of ZhiXing's push into higher-performance manipulation hardware for humanoid and industrial automation use cases.
Tesollo commercializes compact DG-5F-S robotic hand
- The standard configuration provides 20 independently actuated degrees of freedom.
- Tesollo lists a sub-one-kilogram design and an optional 15-DoF configuration.
- The company positioned the hand as a commercial product derived from customer integration requirements.
Robotiq launches TSF-85 tactile fingertips for 2F-85 gripper
- The fingertips add tactile sensing to Robotiq's 2F-85 Adaptive Gripper.
- The product targets AI training labs, humanoid robotics and industrial physical-AI work.
- Robotiq said the tactile fingertips were available at launch.
COVVI releases Linux and Windows robotic-hand control interface
- COVVI released a Linux-and-Windows control interface for nearby robotic hands.
- The interface exposes presets, individual-digit commands, thumb rotation, and fingertip-force readings.
- Operators can connect multiple hands and inspect firmware, temperature, humidity, and serial data.
Sharpa Robotics Introduces CraftNet VTLA Model for Fine Manipulation
- Sharpa introduced CraftNet, a hierarchical vision-tactile-language-action model for fine manipulation.
- Its System 0 contact-control layer operates at about 100 Hz using tactile and force feedback.
- A CraftNet-powered North robot performed autonomous card dealing and paper-folding tasks at CES 2026.
WEISS Robotics releases GRIPLINK driver pack 3.0.0
- The driver pack update supports integration of WEISS gripping devices through GRIPLINK.
- WEISS listed the update as version 3.0.0.
- The release improves the software layer around WEISS end-effector deployment.
TetherIA publishes Aero Hand Open robotic-hand repository
- The initial public repository commit landed on October 7, 2025.
- The repository began with README, Git LFS, and ignore-rule files.
- Aero Hand Open is a public robotic-hand hardware project from TetherIA.
Linkerbot unveils L30 and O6 dexterous robotic hands
- Linkerbot unveiled two dexterous robotic hands, the Linker Hand L30 and Linker Hand O6.
- L30 was described as a flagship dexterous hand with 22 degrees of freedom.
- O6 was positioned as a lower-cost robotic hand option for dexterous manipulation.
IPR introduces StackTrax dual-rail RTU
- IPR introduced StackTrax on September 24, 2025.
- The system combines standard floor and transverse rails so one robot can move across multiple machines.
- IPR positioned the modular RTU between single-axis rails and larger gantry systems, with shorter lead times and a smaller footprint.
Dexcel Robotics launches the Apex Hand
- Apex Hand combines 21 degrees of freedom, including 16 actuated joints, with backdrivable joints and sub-millimetre fingertip repeatability.
- Launch demonstrations included one-handed smartphone operation, pulse sensing and mouse control alongside precise object manipulation.
- The hand integrates optional soft electronic-skin sensing across the fingertips, inner joints and palm with a 1,000 Hz sampling rate.
DH-Robotics launches DH-5-6 dexterous hand
- The DH-5-6 uses a linkage structure designed for stable industrial object manipulation during prolonged operation.
- Its six active and 11 total degrees of freedom support a 0.8-second cycle time, 25-newton fingertip force and 10-kilogram payload.
- The modular hand is rated for at least one million gripping cycles and offers optional fingertip-and-palm tactile sensing.
SMC launches Air Grippers for Collaborative Robots RMH Series
- SMC launched the RMH Series air grippers for collaborative robots as a new robotics-specific gripping product line.
- The company said the series can be used with collaborative robots from 13 manufacturers including Universal Robots, FANUC, Yaskawa, ABB, KUKA, Doosan Robotics, SIASUN, and others.
- SMC highlighted built-in peripheral-device integration, tool changer options, and reduced air consumption, positioning the line for easier deployment in cobot applications.
Zimmer Group launches a new standard gripper for automated laboratory handling
- Zimmer Group introduced a new standard gripper positioned for laboratory automation workflows involving screwing sample tubes, barcode alignment, and vial labeling.
- The company highlighted the product as a combined gripping and process-handling component for compact, high-precision automation environments.
- The launch is relevant to Zimmer''s robotics profile because it expands its gripper line into explicit automation use cases where robotic handling is central.
DESTACO unveils eRDH Series electric parallel gripper
- The eRDH combines four teachable sensors with adjustable speed, force and internal or external grip modes.
- Its jaw lock maintains grip force without power, while a single cable carries power and PLC control signals.
- DESTACO designed the 24 VDC gripper for assembly, packaging, electronics handling and mobile platforms.
Xynova launches Flex 1 dexterous hand
- Xynova released a mass-produced high-DoF tendon-driven dexterous hand
- Flex 1 is positioned as a self-developed dexterous hand product
- Xynova develops dexterous hands and actuator hardware for humanoid robotics.
VMECA releases Magic Cups for vacuum gripping applications
- VMECA released Magic Cups, a vacuum-cup product that collapses inside itself to support bag and flexible-object lifting.
- The product extends VMECA's vacuum end-effector portfolio for industrial handling and automation.
- The launch is relevant as a component-level manipulation signal rather than a complete robotics-system event.
Xynova launches rotary actuator family for humanoid robots
- Xynova released its planetary and harmonic series rotary actuators for humanoid robots
- The company states the series improved torque density by more than 20%
- Xynova develops dexterous hands and actuator hardware for humanoid robotics.
ETH Zurich launches open-source ORCA Hand v1
- • ETH Zurich introduced the ORCA Hand v1, a 17-degree-of-freedom, tendon-driven robotic hand with integrated tactile sensors.
- • The hand can be fully assembled in less than eight hours at a material cost below 2,000 CHF.
- • It successfully performed over 10,000 continuous operation cycles, equivalent to approximately 20 hours, without hardware failure.
TESOLLO launches DG-5F humanoid robotic hand line
- The DG-5F family uses independently actuated joints for dexterous grasping and manipulation.
- Tesollo positioned the line for humanoid research, industrial automation and service-robotics integration.
- The company said sales would begin in March 2025.
SoftGripping introduces BagGripper for flexible bag handling
- The BagGripper uses SoftGripping GorillaFingers that wrap around non-uniform bags to stabilise them during motion.
- The company specified a maximum bag weight of five kilograms and a stated picking rate of up to 30 picks per second.
- Operators can adapt the gripper to different bag sizes and shapes by adjusting screws without special tooling.
COVVI launches dexterous five-finger robotic hand
- COVVI launched its five-finger robotic hand for industrial, academic, and research applications.
- Operators can select preset grips or command every finger independently for precise tasks.
- Teleoperation and robotic-arm integration support work in remote or hazardous environments.
SMC launches e-Actuator integrated controller series for slider, rod, and guide rod types
- SMC launched a new e-Actuator integrated controller series covering slider, rod, and guide rod configurations.
- The product extends SMC's electric actuation lineup for compact motion-control applications across factory automation and robotics-adjacent systems.
- This is a meaningful actuator-line expansion for a company positioned in robot and automation supply chains.
RSP launches CoboShift tool-changer family
- RSP launched CoboShift on October 16, 2024.
- The family includes manual and automatic variants designed specifically for collaborative robots.
- Integrated media modules carry electrical signals and air or vacuum through the changer while claimed repeatability reaches 0.001 millimetres.
Graspian launches Intelligent Tactile Gripper
- A tactile sensor in each finger detects an object's shape, location and orientation.
- The gripper can identify slippage, dropped items and misplacements during handling.
- The launch expanded Graspian's proprietary robotic tooling for fragile, soft and uncertain objects.
COVAL launches second-generation CVGC carbon vacuum grippers
- The carbon body is designed to be ultra-light and compact for collaborative robot payload and safety constraints.
- Three standard sizes can use foam or suction-cup interfaces and versions with or without an integrated vacuum generator.
- Multiple mounts and cables support integration with major cobot brands for palletising, packaging and plastics handling.
Shadow Robot unveils DEX-EE hand developed with Google DeepMind
- Shadow Robot announced DEX-EE on May 9, 2024, positioning it as a robust dexterous hand for AI research.
- The company said DEX-EE was built by Shadow Robot and developed with research and insights from the Google DeepMind robotics team.
- Shadow said the hand would be demonstrated publicly at ICRA in May 2024.
COVAL introduces CMS M multi-stage mini vacuum pumps
- The range provides up to 80% vacuum with suction-flow options above 300 and 550 normal litres per minute.
- Customers can configure vacuum and blow-off control, normally closed or normally open operation, and two exhaust arrangements.
- The multi-stage Venturi architecture is designed to deliver high suction flow at low vacuum while reducing compressed-air consumption.
Reach Robotics introduces Reach X7 within the expanded Reach X range
- The range was presented for commercial and defence inspection, intervention, mine-clearance and explosive-ordnance-disposal workflows.
- Reach X7 added the family’s highest-function configuration with modular tooling for cutting, grasping, recovery and repair from portable ROVs.
Reach Robotics launches Reach X subsea manipulator system
- Reach Robotics launched Reach X as a subsea manipulator system.
- Reach X expanded the company electric manipulator line for subsea intervention tasks.
- The product targets portable ROV and underwater robotics workflows.
COVAL launches CTC bell suction cups for sheet metal
- The bell geometry combines the strength and anti-slip behaviour of a flat cup with the deflection of a bellows cup.
- TPU construction and anti-slip cleats target oily, convex and angular sheet-metal parts in high-speed handling.
- COVAL offered four diameters from 40 to 100 mm and multiple mounting configurations for press feeding, transfer and storage workflows.
Smartshift Robotics launches Tool Pocket Stabilizer 3500
- A stabilizer reduces tilting during tool pickup and delivery.
- Anodized aluminium guides help the robot align during tool changes.
- Applications include welding guns, custom tools and flexible end-of-arm equipment.
OnRobot launches D:PLOY robotic deployment platform
- D:PLOY initially supported palletizing, CNC machine tending, packaging and transfer applications.
- The platform was designed to automate application setup on the factory floor without programming experience.
- The product gives OnRobot a concrete offering for warehouse automation and material-handling workflows.
PSYONIC releases Ability Hand for research users
- PSYONIC announced the Ability Hand was being released for robotics researchers worldwide.
- The company said the hand''s API enabled torque, velocity, and position control of six brushless DC motors plus streaming of encoder and touch-sensor values.
- PSYONIC identified early research clients including Meta, NASA, Apptronik, and Sanctuary AI, framing the product as a fit for robot learning and dexterous manipulation research.
IPR launches TKX robot tool changers
- IPR announced the TKX family on July 11, 2022.
- The range provides three drive concepts and configurable media-transfer options for robot tooling.
- The family targets flexible smart-factory cells that need repeatable automatic tool changes across varied processes.
IPR adds three robot-gripper series
- IPR announced the gripper expansion on June 15, 2022.
- The release added three product series spanning configurable parallel and centric gripping requirements.
- IPR designed the families to widen payload, stroke and application coverage for industrial handling systems.
Effecto launches seventeen electric grippers
- Effecto and Applied Robotics announced immediate availability of seventeen electric grippers in May 2022.
- The range replaced compressed-air actuation with programmable electric motion for greater control and lower energy use.
- The launch expanded Effecto gripping options for applications requiring precision, repeatability and flexible setup.
ESTIC Nutrunner becomes UR+ certified peripheral
- The solution combines Universal Robots cobots with ESTIC Pulse technology for tightening up to 140 Nm.
- ESTIC said its URCap lets users program tightening tasks from the cobot interface.
- The product gives ESTIC Nutrunner a concrete offering for commercial automation and autonomous-system workflows.
RSP introduces safety-supervised tool changer
- RSP presented the safety-supervised tool changer on March 2, 2022.
- The patented module combines a safety-logic circuit and software directly on the tool changer.
- The design reduces external safety-system modification while monitoring and controlling automatic tool exchange.
PSYONIC launches Ability Hand nationwide
- PSYONIC announced the Ability Hand would be available to users and clinicians nationwide beginning September 1, 2021.
- The company positioned the product as the fastest and first touch-sensitive bionic hand on the market.
- The launch marked the company''s move into broader commercial availability for the Ability Hand platform.
RSP releases CiRo Tool Systems
- RSP released complete CiRo Tool Systems on January 21, 2021.
- The packages integrate cable management with hose packs and other robot-dressing components.
- The initial systems covered ABB robots with payloads from 10 to 200 kilograms and were available through the RobotStudio add-in.
Magbot launches wireless automatic robot tool changer
- Coverage described Magbot ATC as a pneumatic-free, wireless automatic tool-changing system.
- The article says the Magbot ATC series had been certified UR+ for Universal Robots cobots.
- The product gives Magbot a concrete offering for commercial automation and autonomous-system workflows.
RSP launches RobotStudio tool-system add-in
- RSP released its Tool Systems add-in for ABB RobotStudio on November 30, 2020.
- The software configures plug-and-play upper-arm dress packs from compatible RSP components.
- It gives integrators a digital workflow for matching tool changers, swivels, cables and hose packages to ABB robots.
Drim Robotics develops mobile disinfection cobot platform
- The platform combines a Universal Robots UR5 arm with a MiR100 autonomous mobile base.
- Cloud software remotely manages disinfectant spraying across large indoor areas without exposing workers.
- Universal Robots identified Drim as the certified Polish integrator that developed the application.
CKD releases grippers for collaborative robots certified by Techman Robot and Omron
- CKD released three gripper models for collaborative robots: RLSH-TM, RHLF-TM and RCKL-TM.
- The grippers were certified for Techman Robot and Omron TM Series collaborative robots with plug-and-play setup.
- Major applications included machine tending, pick-and-place parts conveyance and product assembly.
CKD releases three UR-certified collaborative robot gripper models
- The release covered the RLSH, RHLF, and RCKL gripper series.
- CKD said the grippers were customized for Universal Robots collaborative robots.
- The company listed machine tending, pick-and-place, and product assembly as major applications.
Roboworld prepares Pendant Armor for Universal Robots UR16e
- Roboworld announced UR e-Series Pendant Armor for Universal Robots’ UR16e launch, offering an energy-absorbing bumper and screen-protection accessories for the teach pendant.
- A3 coverage says the UR e-Series Pendant Armor and accessories were available for purchase online.
- Roboworld framed the product as protection for UR teach pendants before UR16e deployment on manufacturing floors.
PHD releases Pneu-Connect gripper integration for Universal Robots
- The release connected PHD pneumatic grippers directly to UR robot arms.
- The product included valve hardware and a UR software interface for setup from the cobot teach pendant.
- The product gives PHD a concrete offering for robot manipulation, haptics or tactile-sensing workflows.
Shadow Robot launches Smart Grasping System at Innovate 2016
- Shadow Robot introduced the Smart Grasping System at Innovate 2016 as an industrial grasper with built-in intelligence.
- The company described a grasp library, an onboard vision system and torque sensing on each joint to support flexible object handling.
- The launch marked a push beyond academic dexterous-hand research toward industrial and service-robot manipulation use cases.