{
  "license": "CC BY 4.0",
  "attribution": "fysical.ai / whatro.bot",
  "source": "https://github.com/fysical-ai/whatrobot-catalog",
  "url": "https://whatro.bot/component/sharpa-wave/",
  "html": "https://whatro.bot/component/sharpa-wave/",
  "taxonomy_version": "2026-01",
  "catalog_version": "2026-01",
  "handle": "sharpa-wave",
  "name": "Sharpa Wave",
  "kind": "component",
  "manufacturer": {
    "handle": "sharpa",
    "name": "Sharpa",
    "country": "CN"
  },
  "category": {
    "id": "cp-1-2",
    "full_name": "Component > End-effector > Hand",
    "path": [
      {
        "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/"
  },
  "facts": {
    "component_kind": "end-effector",
    "grasps": true,
    "fingers": 5,
    "opposable_thumb": true,
    "dof": 22,
    "gripping_principle": "finger"
  },
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Sharpa Wave (Left)",
      "note": "USD 55,000 at Robotics Center"
    },
    {
      "name": "Sharpa Wave (Right)",
      "note": "USD 55,000 at Robotics Center"
    }
  ],
  "availability": "shipping",
  "release_year": 2025,
  "attributes": {
    "segment": [
      "research",
      "professional"
    ],
    "actuation": "electric",
    "finger_count": 5,
    "dof": 22,
    "mass": 1.3,
    "voltage": 24,
    "interface": [
      "ethernet"
    ],
    "tactile_sensing": true,
    "sdk": [
      "ros2",
      "cpp",
      "python"
    ]
  },
  "summary": "Sharpa Wave is a human-sized five-finger dexterous hand with 22 active degrees of freedom, a tactile sensor array and a torque sensor in every finger, connected to the host over gigabit Ethernet. It ships with ROS 2 packages and MuJoCo assets and is aimed at humanoid and research manipulation; at around USD 50-55k per hand it is one of the most expensive end-effectors in this catalogue.",
  "links": {
    "product": "https://www.sharpa.com/"
  },
  "offers": [
    {
      "seller": "Robotics Center",
      "url": "https://www.roboticscenter.ai/store/product/sharpa-hand",
      "price": 55000,
      "currency": "USD",
      "date": "2026-10-28",
      "region": "US",
      "affiliate": false,
      "note": "Per hand (Left or Right); select units stocked in San Francisco"
    }
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "CNX Software review of Sharpa Wave (2026-06-02)",
      "url": "https://www.cnx-software.com/2026/06/02/sharpa-wave-high-end-dexterous-robotic-hand-with-22-dof-high-sensitivity-dynamic-tactile-array/",
      "accessed": "2026-10-28",
      "for": [
        "specs",
        "facts"
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "Robotics Center Sharpa listing",
      "url": "https://www.roboticscenter.ai/store/product/sharpa-hand",
      "accessed": "2026-10-28",
      "for": [
        "price",
        "variants"
      ]
    },
    {
      "title": "KrASIA on Sharpa (Singapore, Hesai founders)",
      "url": "https://kr-asia.com/singapore-based-sharpa-surfaces-as-robotics-venture-linked-to-hesai-founders",
      "accessed": "2026-10-28",
      "for": [
        "manufacturer",
        "release_year",
        "price"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "unverified": [
    "grip_force"
  ],
  "notes": "Unverified (free text): official-spec-page. voltage 24 is a midpoint of the stated 18-28 V DC input (15 W static, 180 W transient peak). Dimensions 208 x 90 x 50 mm. release_year 2025 reflects the ICRA May 2025 demonstration and \"out of stock in late 2025\" (KrASIA); the Gasgoo search result mentions a \"Special Edition\" with pre-orders (not fetched). KrASIA cites ~USD 50,000 per hand (36kr); Robotics Center lists USD 55,000. sharpa.com itself was not fetched. Opposable thumb is taken from the task brief and the \"isomorphic to the human hand\" description.",
  "tags": [],
  "price": {
    "amount": 55000,
    "currency": "USD",
    "date": "2026-10-28",
    "seller": "Robotics Center",
    "url": "https://www.roboticscenter.ai/store/product/sharpa-hand"
  },
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      "type": "enum",
      "unit": null,
      "description": "Buyer groups that would plausibly buy this at list price."
    },
    "actuation": {
      "name": "Actuation",
      "type": "enum",
      "unit": null,
      "description": "Energy source that drives the component."
    },
    "finger_count": {
      "name": "Finger count",
      "type": "number",
      "unit": "count",
      "description": "Number of fingers or jaws."
    },
    "dof": {
      "name": "DOF",
      "type": "number",
      "unit": "count",
      "description": "Active degrees of freedom."
    },
    "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."
    }
  }
}