Unitree's Dex5 hand packs 22 DOF at $6.5k, undercutting rivals by up to 3x
RevolutionaryJob2409 · reddit · 2026-09-21
A Reddit post showcases the Unitree Dex5-3 dexterous hand in a video demo: 22 degrees of freedom at roughly $6,500 per hand. For comparison, the 20-DOF Wuji Hand 2 sells for $16,000–$20,000, making Unitree's offering about a third of the price and continuing its pattern of undercutting humanoid component costs.
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