A dexterous hand that stands up and does pull-ups! 😮‍💨 This is Handroid that is a gripper that can transform into a little humanoid robot. It was developed across teams from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Stanford University. It looks like The Thing and I'm totally obsessed with it! 🫳🏼 It's a desktop-scale robot with 27 degrees of freedom that runs as a dexterous hand when manipulation is needed, and as a humanoid when locomotion is the prio. The secret sauce is in the morphology. The finger joints double as humanoid limbs, and the same compact actuator modules get reassigned across fingers, arms, legs and base actuation. P.S. Imagine your grippers being able to come down and start pushing things :D 🔗 Here's the project page: ~~ ♻️ Join the weekly robotics newsletter, and never miss any news →

Teams put dexterous robotic hands to the test in a bean-picking competition at Beijing's World Humanoid Robot Games, as developers seek to move the technology closer to practical, real-world applications

Unitree Introducing: Unitree Dex5-S Dexterous Hand 22 Degrees of Freedom 1:1 Real-Hand Size👋 Precision biomimetic dexterous hand, price from $6.5K (Tax and Shipping cost excluded), with all 22 joints supporting smooth backdrivability, and each joint equipped with limit impact torque protection.

🦾 Humanoid Robot Hands: The Costliest Battle in Physical AI. Dexterous hands are the most expensive module in humanoid robots. Three technical routes are emerging: screw-linkage, tendon-biomimetic, and high-perception sensing. Tesla pursues in-house precision manufacturing, though mass-production readiness remains unproven. 1X targets homes with tactile tendon designs. Who wins the dexterous hand race 👉 #TrendForce# #SelectedTopics#

From World Robot Conference 2026 in Beijing: Xynova demonstrated dexterous hand teleoperation using @ManusMeta gloves, translating the operator’s hand movements into real-time robotic control with high-fidelity hand motion data. #WRC2026# #robotics# #teleoperation# #DexterousManipulation# #PhysicalAI#

Wuji Hand 2 Makes Its Global Debut at ICRA 2026 Next-generation dexterous hand with 20 DOF, backdrivable actuation, and improved thermal design for sustained operation. Built for real-world dexterous manipulation. #WujiTech# #WujiHand# #ICRA2026# #DexterousHand# #Robotics# #EmbodiedAI#

Live from World Robot Conference 2026 in Beijing: @roboterax is showcasing teleoperation of the XHAND 1 Pro dexterous hand with @ManusMeta gloves. Video 1: a ROBOTERA operator demonstrates high-precision teleoperation. Video 2: a visitor tries the setup without first running a user-specific calibration, yet the teleoperation remains stable, smooth, and responsive. With 21 active degrees of freedom, fully direct-drive actuation, and integrated tactile sensing, XHAND 1 Pro is built for advanced robotic manipulation and embodied intelligence research. MANUS provides high-fidelity, low-latency hand motion data as real-time input for robot control. #WRC2026# #robotics# #humanoids# #teleoperation# #PhysicalAI#