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Part of the humanoid robot

Hand

The dexterous hand at the end of each arm: finger drives and sensors built into one unit. Two per robot.

The step: Dexterous hand · Hand

Finger drives and sensors built into one hand that talks to the robot over RS485 (Inspire) or USB 2.0 (Dex3-1) at 12 to 58 V. Output: dexterous hand: 6 DOF, 12 joints, 540 g (Inspire RH56DFX); 7 DOF, 710 g (Unitree Dex3-1); 22 DOF (1X NEO).

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The humanoid robot, with the hand lit

How it is made2 steps

finger drives, tactile sensors, position and force sensors, structural partshand that can feel

  1. 1

    Assembly in the robot maker's own plant

    The finger drives, sensors and structure are built into a hand on the robot maker's own line, from single parts bought outside.

    Detail
    Goes in
    finger drives, tactile sensors, position and force sensors, structural parts
    Comes out
    assembled hand
    Equipment
    assembly stations with fixtures
    Why it matters
    Figure names the hand among the core technology it assembles in-house and keeps outside vendors for single parts.
    Source
    figure.ai · primary, read 2026-11-09
  2. 2

    Fitting the fingertip sensors

    A tactile sensor is built into each soft fingertip.

    Detail
    Goes in
    assembled hand, fingertip tactile sensors
    Comes out
    hand that can feel
    Equipment
    not described on the page
    Why it matters
    Figure found the sensors on the market would not last in real use and developed its own.
    Source
    figure.ai · primary, read 2026-11-09
Not published (2)
  • the order of assembly, how tendons or linkages are routed, and how a finished hand is calibrated and tested: no hand maker publishes it
  • who makes the hands on Optimus, Atlas and NEO: not named (the recipe's gap)

Who makes it, by country60 on the index

  1. China29
  2. United States8
  3. Germany4
  4. Italy3
  5. Japan3
  6. United Kingdom3
  7. South Korea2
  8. Norway1
  9. Switzerland1
  10. Denmark1
  11. and 2 more countries

By result

  • OSC: Allied owner9
  • OSC: Owner unclear9
  • OSC: Covered-nation owner1
  • No record41

Results under OSC foreign influence. What each result means

Where they are

298

Makers on the index

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