Product Description
To purchase the Orcahand, you can click on this link HERE. You will be redirected outside of ROBOTIS' website.
Orcahand has been updated with multiple options. You can choose Orcahand, Orcahand with touch sensors, or Orcahand Lite. The information features on this product page are for the standard Orcahand with DYNAMIXEL actuators.
Orcahand
The workhorse for basic manipulation research.
The Orcahand drives every joint independently — each finger has a dedicated actuator for MCP curl, PIP curl, and abduction, giving 16 finger DoF + 1 wrist = 17 total. This is the baseline configuration to get your dexterous manipulation research started.
Key Features
- -17 degrees of freedom — fully independent joints
- -16 finger actuators + 1 wrist
- -human-like dexterity with full MCP range of motion
- -fully open-source CAD files



Specifications
| Degrees of Freedom | 17 |
| Actuators | 16x 0.92 Nm (fingers) + 1x 1.9 Nm (wrist) |
| Tactile Sensing | Optional |
| Joint Sensing | Coming Soon |
| Cooling | 1x Fan |
| Weight | ~1.2 kg |
| Payload | [TBD] kg |
| Mounting | ISO 9409-1 |
| Firmware | orca_core |
| Price (DYNAMIXEL) | $4,500 |
Fully assembled, tested & plug-and-play - open-source BOM available with CAD release.

