End effectors and grippers guide

Types

• Parallel-jaw grippers for boxes and parts.
• Vacuum cups for flat surfaces.
• Soft grippers for food and odd shapes.
• Dexterous hands for research.
• Tools: welders, screwdrivers, dispensers.

Dexterous hands

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  Shadow Dexterous Hand

  Shadow Robot Company · United Kingdom

  Quote only · Research platform

  The long-running research hand with 24 joints and over 100 sensors.

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  Ability Hand

  PSYONIC · USA

  Quote only · Enterprise

  A bionic hand with touch feedback, used on people and on robots.

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  RH56DFX

  Inspire Robots · China

  Quote only · Enterprise

  Inspire’s best-selling 6-DOF dexterous hand.

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  RH56BFX

  Inspire Robots · China

  Quote only · Enterprise

  Inspire’s fast “Piano Hand”.

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  RH5DG2

  Inspire Robots · China

  Quote only · Enterprise

  Inspire’s high-DOF hand with tactile sensing.

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  RH56H1

  Inspire Robots · China

  Quote only · Enterprise

  A lighter 6-DOF hand with an open-source ecosystem.

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  RH56E2

  Inspire Robots · China

  Quote only · Enterprise

  Inspire’s strong industrial hand with 17 tactile sensors.

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  RH56F1

  Inspire Robots · China

  Quote only · Enterprise

  A 6-DOF hand with an all-metal skeleton.

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Frequently asked questions

Which gripper first?

Usually a parallel-jaw gripper.