Robot hand

Seed Robotics RH8D

An underactuated adult-size hand with an opposable thumb and spherical wrist. It offers optional fingertip pressure sensors and is listed as a Kangaroo end-effector option.

Records last verified Oct 13, 2026 · Send a correction

CommercialSeed RoboticsReleased / introduced: —

Specifications

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Official — stated by the manufacturer or organizerReported — stated by a credible third partyEstimated — derived or approximate
SpecificationValue, confidence & sources
Fingers
5Official — stated by the manufacturer or organizer
Degrees of freedom
19 DoFOfficial — stated by the manufacturer or organizer
Conditions & notes

Mechanical DoF count includes spherical wrist.

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

Eight actuators in complete assembly; PAL's integrated option lists seven DoF.

Weight
0.62 kgOfficial — stated by the manufacturer or organizer
Conditions & notes

620 g with actuators inside the unit.

Maximum grip force—
Fingertip force—
Payload
1 kgOfficial — stated by the manufacturer or organizer
Conditions & notes

3D-space payload; vertical pull rating is 2.5 kg.

Tactile sensing
Optional FTS-1 contact-force or FTS-3 contact/shear-force sensorsOfficial — stated by the manufacturer or organizer
Actuation—
Interface
UART over RS485 or TTL; USB maintenance; optional Bluetooth diagnosticsOfficial — stated by the manufacturer or organizer

Published price

Price

— Price not disclosed in the checked sources.

Used in

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

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Evidence

Sources

  1. [s1] Seed Robotics RH8D official specifications ↗

    Seed Robotics · official · accessed Oct 13, 2026

  2. [s2] Kangaroo product page — end-effector options ↗

    PAL Robotics · official · accessed Oct 13, 2026