Choosing a Robot Hand: TESOLLO & Shadow

Measure manipulation as work

Use your own objects in the trial. Record grasp success, slips, object damage, cycle time, and the interventions needed to finish a task. Check the distinction between independent actuators and joints that move together.

Plan for contact and wear

Obtain duty-cycle evidence under a comparable load. Ask how fingertips, cables, tendons, bearings, and sensors are replaced, what each repair costs, and how long the system will be unavailable. A bench test and a full working shift answer different questions.

Include the controls

Confirm the robot arm, mounting, power, communication protocol, sensing, and supported software. High dexterity in hardware still needs a controller that can use it.