A Sharpa presenter introduces the company’s dexterous robot hands, CraftNet AI model, data strategy, and real-world deployments.
Sharpa says it began with dexterous manipulation, embodied in its Wave hand. The presenter cites human-scale dimensions, tactile sensing, and differing freedom-of-motion counts: 22 degrees initially, then 25 per hand.
Sharpa pairs its hands with CraftNet, its in-house AI model for manipulation. At CES, the system reportedly operated for eight hours daily over four days, used human tools to within two millimeters, handled deformable items and tasks exceeding 30 steps, and recovered from faults.
Sharpa describes three products focused on human-like hand movement, coordination in complex work, speed, precision, strength, and tactile coverage. One product is described as 30% smaller and lighter while retaining sensing across the hand.
Sharpa is combining teleoperation, first-person data, and simulation to gather physical AI training data across more tasks and settings. In central Shanghai, a robot makes DQ Blizzard ice cream daily through a 55-step process that meets the brand’s global standards without retrofitting the site.
The presenter says the system can make and correct errors, framing this as preparation for household use. The stated ambition is to bring robots into homes.
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