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  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "attribution": "fysical.ai / whatro.bot",
  "source": "https://github.com/fysical-ai/whatrobot-catalog",
  "url": "https://whatro.bot/component/shadow-robot-dexterous-hand/",
  "html": "https://whatro.bot/component/shadow-robot-dexterous-hand/",
  "taxonomy_version": "2026-01",
  "catalog_version": "2026-01",
  "handle": "shadow-robot-dexterous-hand",
  "name": "Shadow Dexterous Hand",
  "kind": "component",
  "manufacturer": {
    "handle": "shadow-robot",
    "name": "Shadow Robot Company",
    "country": "GB"
  },
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    "full_name": "Component > End-effector > Hand",
    "path": [
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        "id": "cp",
        "name": "Component",
        "handle": "component"
      },
      {
        "id": "cp-1",
        "name": "End-effector",
        "handle": "end-effector"
      },
      {
        "id": "cp-1-2",
        "name": "Hand",
        "handle": "hand"
      }
    ],
    "url": "https://whatro.bot/components/end-effector/hand/"
  },
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    "grasps": true,
    "fingers": 5,
    "opposable_thumb": true,
    "dof": 20,
    "gripping_principle": "finger"
  },
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    {
      "name": "Shadow Dexterous Hand (E-series)"
    },
    {
      "name": "Shadow Dexterous Hand Lite",
      "note": "listed by MyBotShop"
    },
    {
      "name": "Shadow Dexterous Hand Extra Lite",
      "note": "listed by MyBotShop"
    }
  ],
  "availability": "shipping",
  "attributes": {
    "segment": [
      "research"
    ],
    "actuation": "electric",
    "finger_count": 5,
    "dof": 20,
    "payload": 5,
    "mass": 4.3,
    "voltage": 48,
    "interface": [
      "ethercat"
    ],
    "tactile_sensing": true,
    "sdk": [
      "ros1"
    ]
  },
  "summary": "The Shadow Dexterous Hand is a research-grade anthropomorphic hand with 20 actuated degrees of freedom (24 joints, four passive), driven by 20 Maxon-motor \"Smart Motor\" units in the forearm and controlled over EtherCAT with full ROS integration. Fingertip pressure sensors are standard and BioTac tactile sensors are optional; the hand and forearm weigh 4.3 kg and it can hold up to 5 kg in a power grasp.",
  "links": {
    "product": "https://www.shadowrobot.com/dexterous-hand-series/",
    "docs": "https://www.shadowrobot.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/shadow_dexterous_hand_e_technical_specification.pdf"
  },
  "offers": [],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Shadow Dexterous Hand E technical specification (PDF)",
      "url": "https://www.shadowrobot.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/shadow_dexterous_hand_e_technical_specification.pdf",
      "accessed": "2026-10-28",
      "for": [
        "specs",
        "facts"
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "MyBotShop Shadow Dexterous Hand",
      "url": "https://www.mybotshop.de/Shadow-Dexterous-Hand_2",
      "accessed": "2026-10-28",
      "for": [
        "price",
        "variants"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    "price",
    "release_year"
  ],
  "notes": "Quotation only at MyBotShop (https://www.mybotshop.de/Shadow-Dexterous-Hand_2). The 'product' link is unverified (not fetched). Spec PDF is the E-series sheet from 2022; Shadow has since announced newer hands not covered here.",
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  "price": null,
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      "unit": null,
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    },
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      "type": "enum",
      "unit": null,
      "description": "Energy source that drives the component."
    },
    "finger_count": {
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      "type": "number",
      "unit": "count",
      "description": "Number of fingers or jaws."
    },
    "dof": {
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      "type": "number",
      "unit": "count",
      "description": "Active degrees of freedom."
    },
    "payload": {
      "name": "Payload",
      "type": "number",
      "unit": "kg",
      "description": "Rated payload. Arm: at the wrist. Mobile robot: on the deck. End-effector: held object."
    },
    "mass": {
      "name": "Mass",
      "type": "number",
      "unit": "kg",
      "description": "Product mass as specified."
    },
    "voltage": {
      "name": "Voltage",
      "type": "number",
      "unit": "V",
      "description": "Nominal supply voltage."
    },
    "interface": {
      "name": "Interface",
      "type": "enum",
      "unit": null,
      "description": "Electrical and communication interfaces."
    },
    "tactile_sensing": {
      "name": "Tactile sensing",
      "type": "bool",
      "unit": null,
      "description": "Built-in tactile sensing."
    },
    "sdk": {
      "name": "SDK",
      "type": "enum",
      "unit": null,
      "description": "Officially supported programming interfaces."
    }
  }
}