CraftNet
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CraftNet is Sharpa’s AI model for dexterous robot hands. It combines vision, touch and language so robot hands can handle delicate tasks such as buttoning a shirt or turning a key.
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Brain Score
5
Specifications and details:
| Nationality | Singapore |
|---|---|
| Website | https://www.sharpa.com/ |
| Model type | Proprietary Stack |
| Manufacturer | Sharpa (Sharpa Robotics) |
| Release date | January 6, 2026 |
Description
CraftNet is an AI model for dexterous robot hands from Sharpa, a robotics company based in Singapore. Sharpa introduced it at CES in Las Vegas in January 2026. Most robot models rely mainly on cameras. CraftNet, however, adds a sense of touch, which Sharpa calls a vision-tactile-language-action model. The company puts it simply: “Tactileless is the new blindness.” In its view, nearly all the hard work happens in the last millimeter before and during contact.
Sharpa built CraftNet in three layers, loosely modeled on how people think and move. The top layer understands instructions and breaks a task into steps. Next, a middle layer guides the hand into position before it touches anything. Finally, a fast bottom layer uses touch to adjust the fingers during contact, about 100 times per second. As a result, a robot hand can handle delicate jobs such as buttoning a shirt or turning a key in a lock. Sharpa also designed CraftNet for humanoid robots, so they can take over repetitive or risky manual work.
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Website: https://www.sharpa.com/pages/craftnet
