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ORCA Dexterity · Hands & Arms

ORCA Hand

Available to order

Sold assembled through ORCA Dexterity's own web shop and, in the Americas only, through ROBOTIS US; EU delivery terms could not be confirmed, so ask ORCA before ordering.

from US$3,500orcahand, 17 DoF (Feetech servos)

Launch prices reported in March 2026: orcahand lite from US$1,500 (9 DoF), orcahand US$3,500, orcahand touch from US$6,100. ROBOTIS US lists the Dynamixel version at US$4,500. Excl. tax, duties and shipping; ORCA's own shop could not be read.

Checked
28.09.2026Source
Made for
Research & education
Where
Americas (ROBOTIS US) · Direct from ORCA Dexterity (terms unverified)

Overview

An open-source, tendon-driven five-finger hand with 17 independently actuated joints (16 in the fingers, one in the wrist), developed from ETH Zurich's Soft Robotics Lab. It is sold assembled or can be built from the published files.

Key specs

Degrees of freedom
17 (16 fingers + 1 wrist), all actuated
Actuation
Antagonistic tendon pairs; Feetech or Dynamixel servos
Servo torque (Dynamixel version)
16 × 0.92 N·m (fingers), 1 × 1.9 N·m (wrist)
Weight
approx. 1.2 kg (Dynamixel version)
Touch (orcahand touch)
351 taxels, 3D force per taxel, 0.1 N sensitivity
Mounting
ISO 9409-1 flange
Software / licence
orca_core Python controller; hardware and code under MIT licence
Durability test
10,000+ continuous cycles without failure (ETH Zurich)

Versions & prices

orcahand lite
US$1,5009 DoF; launch price reported March 2026
orcahand (Feetech)
US$3,50017 DoF
orcahand (Dynamixel)
US$4,50017 DoF; ROBOTIS US listing
orcahand touch
US$6,100From; 351 taxels; about US$7,100 with Dynamixel servos (RoboZaps)

Why it’s in

  • Everything is open (CAD, firmware, simulation models), so owners can print and replace parts themselves, which matters for a young company.
  • 17 independently actuated joints from US$3,500, with tested durability (10,000+ cycles) and finger joints that dislocate under overload instead of snapping.
  • Built for learning from demonstration: teleoperation with data gloves or Apple Vision Pro is supported.

What bothers us

  • Young company; the official shop could not be checked and EU delivery terms are unconfirmed.
  • Servo-and-tendon design needs tensioning and calibration, and payload is not yet specified (ROBOTIS lists it as TBD).
  • Touch sensing only on the more expensive orcahand touch.