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Shadow Robot Company · Hands & Arms

Shadow Dexterous Hand

For companies only · built to order

Shadow builds each hand to order and handles pricing and demos through direct sales.

Price on request

No public price; quote via Shadow Robot sales.

Checked
27.09.2026
Made for
Research & education
Where
Global (direct sales)

Overview

A London-built, tendon-driven robot hand with 24 joints (20 actuated) and more than 100 sensors, offered in full and reduced-finger versions.

Key specs

Joints / actuators
24 joints, 20 DC motors (full hand)
Sensors
>100 sensors at 1 kHz, incl. tactile fingertips
Weight
4.3 kg (full) / 2.4 kg (Lite)
Versions
Full (5 fingers), Lite (4), Extra Lite (3), Super Lite (2)
Software
ROS integration, simulation models

Why it’s in

  • 20 actuated DoF, far beyond typical 6-DoF humanoid hands
  • Two-decade track record; used by NASA and university labs
  • Configurable from 2 to 5 fingers

What bothers us

  • No public price; built to order
  • Heavy: 4.3 kg with the motors in the forearm
  • UK-based (outside the EU): import formalities apply

Sources

Status, prices and specs come from these public sources. Last checked: 27.09.2026.

  1. 01Shadow Robot · Dexterous Hand Series
  2. 02Shadow Robot · homepage
  3. 03Wikipedia · Shadow Hand