A17
A robot hand from China, announced 2024.
Sources retrieved: 10 November 2026 (A)
- Applications
- Intended use, per the manufacturer
- Designed for industrial sorting, logistics picking, and service robot interactionsSource and note: Intended use, per the manufacturerA prnewswire.com/news-releases/zwhand-shines-at-ces-2026-redefining-robotic-hands-for-mass-embodied-ai-302659035.html · Retrieved 10 November 2026
- Indicative price
- Not stated
Specifications
1 of 18 stated 17 not stated
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The hand1/4 disclosed
Performance0/4 disclosed
Physical0/2 disclosed
Sensing and autonomy0/3 disclosed
Commercial0/1 disclosed
Compliance & certifications0/4 disclosed
Against the field
Each strip holds every robot of this type in the guide that states the figure, one bar per group of values. Further right means a larger figure, not a better robot. A taller bar means more robots in that group.
Active degrees of freedom
17DoF
66 robot hands state degrees of freedom
20 state a higher figure, 44 a lower one. 1 more states exactly the same figure.
Notes
ZWHAND's press release of 12 January 2026 from CES presents the lineup as “making a highly anticipated global debut” and lists the “Workhorse A17”: “Featuring 17 active DOFs, it balances dexterity and cost-efficiency.”
ZWHAND's company history lists the A17 under 2024 as the representative of its first-generation dexterous hands (translated from the Chinese).
In a reply to investors on 16 June 2026 the parent company said it had released the dexterous hand products A17, B06 and B20 (translated from the Chinese).
ZWHAND is a brand of Shenzhen Zhaowei Machinery & Electronics Co., Ltd., a maker of micro drives and transmissions (translated from the Chinese).
Sources
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- Aprnewswire.com/news-releases/zwhand-shines-at-ces-2026-redefining-robotic-hands-for-mass-embodied-ai-302659035.htmlSecondary. Retrieved 10 November 2026
