Grippers & actuators for businesses
The robot’s “hand”: grippers, vacuum, tools and drives.
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About the category
What it is and what it is for
Grippers and actuators sit at the end of a robot arm or form a robot’s joints. The range spans electric parallel and vacuum grippers, tools such as screwdrivers and sanders, multi-fingered robot hands and servo motors. The gripper often decides more about an application’s success than the arm itself.
Typical uses in business
- Machine tending: loading blanks and removing finished parts.
- Packing and palletising with vacuum grippers.
- Screwdriving, sanding or polishing with tools mounted on the cobot.
- Dexterous grasping in research and lab automation with robot hands.
What businesses should check before buying
- Grip force, stroke and own weight matched to the workpiece and the arm’s payload.
- Mechanical and electrical interface to the arm: flange, connector, software plug-in.
- Surface and shape of the parts: smooth, porous, delicate or varying.
- Quick-change fingers or tool changers if there are many variants.
Integration & effortEffort: low
On common cobots a gripper can often be mounted and set up quickly via a plug-in. Custom fingers, tests with real parts and the risk assessment of the whole cell take more effort. Robot hands for research additionally require programming via SDK or ROS 2.
In the catalogue
Grippers & actuators: 13 products at a glance
Details according to the manufacturers. Order: products with a guide price first, then by name. Partners get no preference.
| Product | Manufacturer | Country | Guide price |
|---|---|---|---|
| AGIBOT OmniHand 3Dexterous robotic hand from AGIBOT for humanoid robots and research into grasping and manipulation. | AGIBOT (Zhiyuan) | China | from approx. €5,900 |
| BLASF10 series linear actuatorLinear actuator from Inspire Robots for compact drive tasks in robotics and automation. | Inspire Robots | China | from approx. €1,800 |
| Dexterous Hand RH56DFXDexterous robotic hand from Inspire Robots for humanoid robots and grasping research. | Inspire Robots | China | from approx. €18,000 |
| DYNAMIXEL XH430-W350-TROBOTIS DYNAMIXEL smart servo actuator for robot building, research and education. | ROBOTIS | South Korea | from approx. €370 |
| Adaptive grippers (2F-85/2F-140)Adaptive two-finger grippers from Robotiq for cobots, used in handling, machine tending and assembly. | Robotiq | Canada | on request |
| DEX-EERobust robotic hand from Shadow Robot for research into learning-based manipulation. | Shadow Robot Company | United Kingdom | on request |
| Electric grippersElectric grippers from SCHUNK for robotics and automation, e.g. in assembly and handling. | SCHUNK | Germany | on request |
| OnRobot grippersOnRobot grippers compatible with major cobot brands, for handling, packaging and machine tending. | OnRobot | Denmark | on request |
| OnRobot SanderSanding tool from OnRobot for cobots, for automated surface finishing. | OnRobot | Denmark | on request |
| OnRobot ScrewdriverScrewdriving tool from OnRobot for cobots, for automating screwing tasks in assembly. | OnRobot | Denmark | on request |
| Parallel grippersParallel grippers from SCHUNK for industrial handling and assembly tasks on robots and machines. | SCHUNK | Germany | on request |
| Shadow Dexterous Hand SeriesHighly dexterous, anthropomorphic robotic hands from Shadow Robot for AI manipulation research labs. | Shadow Robot Company | United Kingdom | on request |
| Vacuum grippersVacuum grippers from Robotiq for cobots, used in palletising, packaging and pick-and-place. | Robotiq | Canada | on request |
Guide prices: non-binding, rounded, excl. VAT, shipping and duties. Listed does not mean partner.
Software that fits
- ros2_control (opens in a new tab)Open source · Apache-2.0Unified control of motors, grippers and joints in ROS 2.
- MoveIt 2 (opens in a new tab)Open source · BSD-3-ClausePlans collision-free motion for robot arms, built on ROS 2.
- RoboDK (opens in a new tab)CommercialSimulates and programs robot cells offline, for many robot brands.
- ROS 2 (opens in a new tab)Open source · Apache-2.0Standard framework for connecting sensors, control and your own algorithms across vendors.
Licence details without guarantee — the project’s own licence is authoritative. We can set up and integrate it for you at a fixed price.
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FAQ
Questions about Grippers & actuators
- How much do products in “Grippers & actuators” cost?
- 4 of the 13 products in this category in the OROBO catalogue have a public guide price: approx. €370 to €18,000. These are rounded entry prices according to the manufacturers, excluding VAT, shipping and duties. The others are available on request only. Only the seller’s quote is binding.
- Which manufacturers does OROBO list for “Grippers & actuators”?
- In this category OROBO lists 7 manufacturers from 6 countries: China (2), Canada (1), Denmark (1), Germany (1), South Korea (1), United Kingdom (1). In the catalogue: AGIBOT (Zhiyuan), Inspire Robots, OnRobot, Robotiq, ROBOTIS, SCHUNK, Shadow Robot Company. OROBO currently has no partner agreement with any of these manufacturers — listed does not mean partner.
- Does OROBO sell these products itself?
- No. OROBO brokers and does not sell anything itself. We check your need and intended use, screen buyer and seller against the EU and US sanctions lists and obtain the quote from the manufacturer or its dealer. Contract, payment, delivery and warranty run directly between you and the seller. Brokering is free for you; for now we broker for buyers in the EU, the EEA, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.
- What does OROBO need for a request?
- Quantity, goal and timing — and a budget if you know it. The hardware advisor helps you find the right class of hardware in a few steps. Requests are free and without obligation; your contact details only go to the seller with your consent.
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Product details and prices come from manufacturers’ public information (as of 3 Nov 2026, foreign currencies converted at the ECB rate). Prices are non-binding, rounded guide values excluding VAT, shipping and duties; only the seller’s quote is binding. Category texts are general information and do not replace a case-by-case assessment.