Sharpa Robotmaker Achieves Mass Production: General-Use Robots Soon to Be Widely Accessible
Sharpa, a Singapore-headquartered AI robotics company, has reached a major turning point in the robot revolution by moving its flagship technology into full-scale mass production, bringing the vision of widely accessible general-use robots much closer to reality. With its human-sized, ultra-dexterous robotic hand now rolling off the production line, the company is positioning itself as a key enabler of the next generation of general-purpose robots in homes, hospitals, factories, and public spaces.
Sharpa’s Big Leap Into Mass Production
Sharpa has begun mass production of its SharpaWave robotic hand, a highly advanced end-effector engineered to match the size and dexterity of a human hand while offering both delicate precision and superhuman strength. Early customers already include leading global technology companies and top research universities, which are integrating the hand into platforms ranging from humanoid robots to industrial manipulators.
This shift from prototype to factory-scale manufacturing marks a critical milestone for the company’s mission: to make general-use robots as reliable, standardised, and trusted as mission-critical components in aircraft engines or automotive systems. By industrializing its core robotic technology, Sharpa is laying the foundation for a future where advanced manipulators become off-the-shelf parts for any robotics maker building versatile, human-compatible machines.
A Robotic Hand Built for the Real World
At the heart of this breakthrough is the SharpaWave hand, which features 22 active degrees of freedom and Sharpa’s proprietary Dynamic Tactile Array technology to enable near-human precision in grasping, manipulation, and tool use. Each fingertip packs a miniature camera and more than 1,000 tactile pixels, allowing the hand to sense everything from a feather-light touch to heavy loads with remarkable 0.005 N precision.
Six-dimensional force sensing and adaptive grip control mean the hand can crack an egg, assemble electronics, or operate power tools without crushing, slipping, or losing control, even in unpredictable environments. This kind of dexterity is exactly what general-purpose robots have been missing—giving machines the ability to interact with human-designed tools, doors, switches, and objects without redesigning the world around them.
Quality, Reliability, and Scale
To make this level of finesse work at industrial scale, Sharpa has built highly automated reliability and endurance testing systems that stress-test thousands of tiny gears, motors, and sensors inside every hand. These systems verify accuracy, durability, and agility over long operating cycles, ensuring each unit can withstand the demands of real-world use in manufacturing, logistics, service, and research settings.
SharpaWave runs on an open, developer-friendly software stack compatible with major simulation platforms like Isaac Gym, Isaac Lab, PyBullet, and MuJoCo, complete with reinforcement learning examples for faster integration. This openness is designed to accelerate adoption, letting startups, labs, and big companies quickly train and deploy robots that can perform complex, multi-step tasks with human-like flexibility.
General-Use Robots for Everyone
Sharpa’s core philosophy is that robots should assist, not replace, humans—taking over repetitive, dangerous, or physically demanding tasks so people can focus on higher-value, more meaningful work. By solving one of robotics’ hardest challenges—the hand—Sharpa is effectively unlocking the “missing link” that allows general-use robots to handle everyday objects in everyday spaces.
From hotels and hospitals to shops, warehouses, and eventually smart homes, robots equipped with SharpaWave-style hands could soon become practical co-workers and assistants rather than fragile lab experiments. With recognition such as the CES 2026 Innovation Awards Honoree in Robotics and a rapidly scaling production pipeline, Sharpa’s mass production milestone signals that truly general-use robots are no longer science fiction—they are entering the supply chain.
