Welcome, DH116 Series!
Leadshine DH116 Series is a lightweight five finger dexterous robotic hand designed for humanoid, mobile, quadruped, and collaborative robot applications. Priced at 2,799 USD, it combines a 0.54 kg form factor with a claimed hook grip payload of up to 30 kg, positioning it as a compact option for robots that need secure object handling without excessive wrist load. The hand is rated 6 out of 10 overall, indicating capable and mature performance. Its Degrees of Freedom rating is 3 out of 5, and its Strength rating is also 3 out of 5, reflecting balanced dexterity and gripping performance. Leadshine offers versions with multimodal tactile sensing on the fingertips and palm. These sensors detect normal force, tangential force, force direction, and proximity, supporting richer contact awareness during manipulation. Connectivity options include EtherCAT, CAN FD, and RS485, enabling integration with varied robotic control systems. An open development kit further supports engineering teams building custom grasping, control, and sensing workflows.
The DH116 Series emphasizes practical manipulation for systems that require a balance of dexterity and strength. Its 3 out of 5 Degrees of Freedom rating supports varied hand postures for object handling, while its 3 out of 5 Strength rating positions it for secure gripping tasks rather than purely delicate interaction. The five finger layout supports familiar grasp configurations, including hook style holding for heavier objects. Optional tactile sensing expands its usefulness for contact sensitive handling, allowing robots to detect direct pressure, sideways forces, and the direction of applied force. This makes the hand relevant for industrial automation, research platforms, service robots, and general purpose robotic manipulation where a compact hand must interact reliably with tools, packages, and everyday objects.
The DH116 Series is in production, making it a commercially available component for robot builders and integrators. It is produced by Leadshine, a Shenzhen based Chinese motion control company with experience in motors and drives since 1997. The hand represents Leadshine’s move from motion components into dexterous end effectors for advanced robotics. Its combination of low weight, high stated payload capacity, tactile sensor options, and multiple communication interfaces addresses a key challenge in humanoid and general purpose robotics: delivering capable manipulation without imposing excessive mechanical or integration complexity. As a second generation mass produced hand, the DH116 Series contributes to the growing availability of more accessible robotic hardware for developers, research teams, and manufacturers seeking to bring dexterous manipulation into deployed systems.
