Sharpa launches Wave SE dexterous hand and opens pre-orders
Sharpa launched Wave SE, a special edition of its human-scale five-finger Wave robotic hand, and opened pre-orders on 19 August 2026.
Evidence notes
- Wave SE retains 22 independently actuated degrees of freedom in a human-scale hand intended for embodied-AI research and robot integration.
- The SE configuration is rated for a 24 kg payload, 90 N grip force, 12 N fingertip force and operation at 2 Hz.
- Its tactile configuration provides a 60 × 60 array, 0.05 N force sensitivity, 2 mm spatial resolution and onboard inference at up to 30 frames per second.
Company context
Founded by leadership from Hesai Technology, with operations across Singapore (R&D), Shanghai (manufacturing), and Mountain View (business). Focuses on embodied AI systems combining dexterous manipulation hardware with model-driven control. Develops both robotic platforms and in-house AI models for long-horizon task execution.