Robot hand

LEAP Hand V2 Advanced

An open research hand combining printed rigid bones, soft exterior parts and tendon-coupled finger joints. Two powered palm articulations contribute to its published 21 total DoF.

Records last verified Oct 13, 2026 · Send a correction

PrototypeCarnegie Mellon UniversityReleased / introduced: 2025

Specifications

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SpecificationValue, confidence & sources
Fingers
5Official — stated by the manufacturer or organizer
Conditions & notes

Four fingers and thumb described in the palm architecture.

Degrees of freedom
21 DoFOfficial — stated by the manufacturer or organizer
Conditions & notes

Includes coupled PIP/DIP finger joints and two palm articulations.

Actuated degrees of freedom
17 DoFOfficial — stated by the manufacturer or organizer
Conditions & notes

17 powered motors.

Weight—
Maximum grip force—
Fingertip force—
Payload—
Tactile sensing—
Actuation
Electric motors with tendon-coupled finger jointsOfficial — stated by the manufacturer or organizer
Interface—

Published price

Price

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Used in

Officially documented robot associations; notes identify the configuration and whether the component is optional.

No official association with a robot in this catalog was established in the checked sources.

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Evidence

Sources

  1. [s1] LEAP Hand V2 Advanced — hardware and kinematics ↗

    Carnegie Mellon University · official · accessed Oct 13, 2026

  2. [s2] LEAP Hand V2 Advanced — 2025 conference publication record ↗

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign · official · accessed Oct 13, 2026