Sharpa, an AI robotics company that works on dexterous manipulation, introduced three products at the IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems 2026: D01, an integrated robot built for dexterous manipulation; W02, a compact dexterous hand with tactile sensing across the whole hand; and AE01, a haptic exoskeleton data glove for teleoperation and data capture. The company said the lineup addresses three connected needs in robotics development: executing coordinated physical tasks, sensing and controlling contact with objects, and collecting human demonstrations to support robot learning.
D01 combines Sharpa Wave dexterous hands, seven-degree-of-freedom arms and whole-body electronic skin. The company said the robot has an arm payload-to-weight ratio of approximately 1:1, a maximum end-effector speed above 10.5 meters per second, a communication frequency of 1,000 Hz and end-effector repeatability of 0.2 millimeters. Human-scale spherical wrist joints are intended to support manipulation in workspaces and around tools designed for people. Its electronic skin extends contact sensing across the body, with a tactile sampling rate of 100 Hz and force resolution of 0.2 newtons.
W02 builds on Sharpa's W01 hand and combines 21 active degrees of freedom with a structure weighing less than 750 grams. Its Dynamic Tactile Array at the fingertips has a force sensing range of 5 millinewtons to 30 newtons and spatial resolution of 1 millimeter, while electronic skin across the fingers and palm has a force sensing range of 0.1 to 20 newtons and spatial resolution of 5 millimeters. The hand is rated IP54 for protection against dust and water splashes and has zero-gap grasping for slender objects such as chopsticks and fine cords.
AE01 has a 22-degree-of-freedom design with 22 encoders that capture joint motion, providing movement data for real-time robot control and the collection of manipulation demonstrations. It offers 256 levels of dynamic vibrotactile feedback at each fingertip, fingertip position repeatability of less than 1 millimeter, no requirement for additional user calibration and resistance to environmental interference, according to the company.
The products are on display at Booth 514 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, through Sept. 30, 2026.
