Three-finger dexterous robot hand developed with Google DeepMind for demanding real-world machine-learning and manipulation experiments.
Target environment: Research labs, robotics development environments and advanced manipulation research facilities.
Workflow context: Dexterous grasping, precision manipulation and tactile interaction on advanced robotic platforms.
Customer context: Robotics researchers, manipulation labs and AI research teams working on dexterous manipulation.
Deployment model: Commercial product sold to research and advanced development customers.
Commercial maturity: Commercially available product with strong positioning in the dexterous manipulation research market.
Adoption constraints: End-effector level product requiring integration into a complete robotic system. Priced for the research market rather than broad commercial use.
Market position: Extends Shadow Robot's specialist hand lineage into a current dexterous manipulation product for research and advanced control work.
Adjacent products: Ability Hand, Shadow Hand series, dexterous robotic hands
Audience
Researchers
Workflow
Dexterous grasping, precision manipulation and tactile interaction on advanced robotic platforms.
Deployment environment
Research labs, robotics development environments and advanced manipulation research facilities.
Specifications
Weight: 4.1 kg
Degrees of freedom: 12 DoF
Tactile Sensing: High-speed sensor networks with position, force, inertial and tactile data; optical fingertip sensors with hundreds of taxels each
Manipulation: Built for long-running reinforcement-learning, imitation-learning and dexterous manipulation experiments
Software Stack: ROS integrated for research and development use
Variant Summary: DEX-EE is the symmetric three-finger model; DEX-EE Chiral moves the third finger into a human-like offset and is offered in left, right and bimanual-pair configurations.
Family specifications
DEX-EE - Degrees of freedom: 12 DoF - Height: 350 mm - Layout: Symmetric three-finger hand - Weight: 4.1 kg - Variant Scope: Robust manipulation and robot-learning experiments
DEX-EE Chiral - Degrees of freedom: 12 DoF - Height: 350 mm - Layout: Human-like chiral offset - Weight: 4.1 kg - Variant Scope: Left, right and bimanual-pair configurations
Tags
Peer Group: Robot hands, Dexterous robotic hand, Robot hand components