At IROS 2026 in Pittsburgh, Sharpa showed three products at once: the D01 humanoid, the W02 dexterous hand and the AE01 data glove. Together they close a loop — the glove records human motion, the hand executes it, and the robot's electronic skin measures the contact.
Key takeaways
- D01 combines the Wave hand, seven-degree-of-freedom arms and tactile skin across the body
- The claimed arm payload-to-weight ratio is roughly 1:1
- End-effector speed is given as more than 10.5 m/s, with 0.2 mm repeatability
- The W02 hand weighs under 750 g and carries 21 active degrees of freedom at IP54
- The AE01 glove has 22 degrees of freedom and 256 haptic levels per fingertip
Three products, one data chain
Taken separately each piece is an ordinary subassembly. Together they form a pipeline: an operator wearing AE01 performs the task, the system records the motion from a first-person view, and D01 repeats it with the W02 hand while reporting contact through its skin. This is not an accessories catalogue but infrastructure for teaching by demonstration.
The bottleneck in robotics is shifting from hardware to the collection of contact data. A company selling the sensor, the effector and the human-recording tool at the same time is in practice selling a complete kit for training policies.
Vendor-stated specifications
| Product | Key figures |
|---|---|
| D01 (humanoid) | 7-DoF arms, payload-to-weight approx. 1:1, end effector over 10.5 m/s, 0.2 mm repeatability |
| W02 (Wave hand) | under 750 g, 21 active DoF, fingertip force 5 mN to 30 N, 1 mm resolution, IP54 |
| AE01 (Avatar glove) | 22 DoF, 256 haptic levels per fingertip, calibration-free |
D01's electronic skin samples touch at 100 Hz and internal communication runs at 1,000 Hz. Body force resolution is given as 0.2 N.
A speed figure that needs checking
More than 10.5 m/s at the end effector is a high number for a seven-axis arm carrying tactile sensors. The maker does not say under what load or on what trajectory it was measured, nor whether 0.2 mm repeatability holds at that speed. Without those conditions the figure stays a datasheet claim.
Dexterous manipulation with 21 degrees of freedom in a hand under 750 grams sounds equally good, but only service life will settle how durable such a mechanism is.
Why it matters
Chinese component suppliers are moving past competing on a single part and arriving with the whole chain: from the tool that records a human to the robot that replays the motion. That shifts the balance for teams assembling humanoids from bought-in parts — instead of sourcing a stack from several vendors, they can buy it from one, training-data pipeline included.
What's next?
- The products were shown at IROS 2026 through 30 September at booth 514, with no pricing or delivery dates disclosed
- The claimed 10.5 m/s needs measurement conditions before it can be compared with rivals
- Durability of a 21-DoF hand weighing under 750 g will only show up in continuous operation
Sources
- Sharpa — Products: D01, W02, AE01
- Humanoid Robotics Technology — Sharpa Unveils D01 Humanoid Robot
