OpenDroids

Market context

OpenDroids is relevant to buyers because DH116 packages force-position control, tactile sensing options and industrial communication into a lower-cost humanoid-hand format.

Products

• OpenDroids DH116

Facts

• Website: https://www.opendroids.com/
• Segment: End Effectors

Dexterous hand components for humanoid and industrial manipulation

OpenDroids develops dexterous hand hardware for humanoid, prosthetic and industrial manipulation applications, centered on force-position control, tactile sensing options and industrial command interfaces.

• Target environment: Humanoid hands, prosthetic robotics, industrial manipulation, dexterous end-effector evaluation and component sourcing for robot builders.
• Deployment model: Component-company model focused on hand hardware, sensing options and control interfaces for integration into third-party robot platforms.
• Customer context: Humanoid builders, prosthetics developers, labs, integrators and manipulation teams comparing hand suppliers.
• Workflow context: Grasping, tactile manipulation, hand control, industrial communications, humanoid end-effector integration and component qualification.
• Commercial maturity: Early robotics hardware company with a public product page and component-level positioning. Korthos relevance is direct in dexterous hand supply.
• Market position: Dexterous robotic hand supplier for humanoid, prosthetic and industrial manipulation systems.
• Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on production readiness, published specs, load performance, tactile option quality, control compatibility, cost and support.
• Adjacent context: Dexterous hands, humanoid end-effectors, tactile sensing, force-position control, prosthetic robotics and industrial manipulation.
• Source confidence: high

Events

• 2026-04-16 - Product Launch - OpenDroids DH116 robotic hand listed for humanoid manipulation applications - The DH116 listing described a five-finger robotic hand for humanoid and research applications. The product page cited an 11-DoF hand with a 0.49 kg body. Humanoid Guide priced the hand at $3,100 at listing time.

Team

• Jack Jay - Founder - Leads OpenDroids founder and go-to-market work for service and home robotics systems.
• Edward Gong - Board Member - Adds defense technology and AI platform experience to OpenDroids governance.