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Tesollo Commercializes Compact Robotic Hand Built for Humanoid Robots
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Tesollo Commercializes Compact Robotic Hand Built for Humanoid Robots

South Korean startup Tesollo is now selling the DG-5F-S, a five-finger robotic hand with 20 degrees of freedom designed specifically for humanoid platforms. The hand weighs less and is smaller than the company's earlier DG-5F-M model, making it easier to mount on different humanoid frames. There's also a 15-DoF version for labs that don't need full dexterity. Tesollo says the design came from real deployment feedback rather than lab demos — major Korean and global tech companies already use its grippers. The company wants to make humanoid hands affordable enough for startups and smaller firms, not just big players. It first showed the DG-5F-S at CES 2026.

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