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Data from manufacturer datasheets and product pages; median over the models of this category in the database.
Robot handson sale
Aero Hand Open
TetherIA publishes the Aero Hand Open as an open-source platform rather than a finished product. The five-finger hand has 16 joints but only 7 actuated degrees of freedom: seven bus servos sit away from the fingers and pull cables, the classic tendon layout, which keeps the weight at 389 g. There are no tactile sensors in the base version; feedback comes from the servos themselves.
Price from
approx. 1,200 PLN* (≈ EUR 275 at NBP rate 4.3641 of 21 October 2026)
converted from 314 USD, NBP rate 3.8762, as of 1 October 2026
No confirmed distributor in Poland
- 0.39kgWeight
- 16DOFDegrees of freedom
Key facts
- Indicative price (external source)approx. 1,200 PLN* (≈ EUR 275) (as of 21 October 2026)
- Specificationsweight 0.39 kg · degrees of freedom 16 DOF
- Statuson sale
- Availability in Polandnot confirmed
Summary
- ManufacturerTetherIA
- CategoryRobot hands
- Statuson sale
- Availability in PolandNo confirmed distributor in Poland
TetherIA publishes the Aero Hand Open as an open-source platform rather than a finished product. The five-finger hand has 16 joints but only 7 actuated degrees of freedom: seven bus servos sit away from the fingers and pull cables, the classic tendon layout, which keeps the weight at 389 g. There are no tactile sensors in the base version; feedback comes from the servos themselves.
An ESP32 board provides the serial interface, and the project ships firmware, a Python SDK, ROS 2 support and simulation models. The design files carry a CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licence and the software Apache-2.0, so the hand may be modified and rebuilt but not resold commercially. According to the project README on GitHub, October 2026, the full kit costs 314 USD.
The maker does not publish payload or grip-force figures. Among open hands in this catalogue, YEAH from Italy follows a similar five-servo tendon approach, while LEAP Hand represents the motor-in-joint school at a higher part count.
Specs
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Weight0.39 kg−44% vs. the category median (0.7 kg, n=98)
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Degrees of freedom16in line with the category median (16, n=125)
- category medianA higher value doesn't always mean a better robot; it depends on the application.
Dimensions and weight
- Weight
- 0.39 kg
Motion and manipulation
- Degrees of freedom
- 16
Electronics and AI
- Drive
- 7 bus servos outside the fingers, cable tendons
- Sensors
- servo feedback only; no tactile sensors
Additional specs
- Design type
- open-source research hand
- Interfaces
- serial via ESP32, ROS 2, Python SDK
- Fingers
- 5
- Opposable thumb
- yes
- Actuators
- 7
- Tactile sensing
- no
- Open source
- yes
- Open-source licence
- design CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, software Apache-2.0
- Country of origin
- US
Price and availability in Poland
approx. 1,200 PLN* (≈ EUR 275)
converted from 314 USD, NBP rate 3.8762, as of 1 October 2026 · Updated: 21 October 2026 · Source (github.com)
Dealers in Poland
No confirmed distributor in Poland
Applications
Typical applications
Target group
Comparison
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History
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Sources
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