# Aero Hand: Chestnut Robotics robot

Canonical ID: `5a873de1-e3b1-465d-a17c-fd43a730b2e0`

- **Slug:** chestnut-aero-hand
- **Form factor:** other
- **Maturity stage:** pilot
- **Lifecycle:** active
- **Deployments registered:** 0

## Specs

- **openSource:** {"name":"Aero Hand Open","price":"$314","joints":16,"motors":7,"weight":"< 400 grams","openSource":true,"architecture":"tendon-driven","backdrivable":true,"fingertipPayload":"10 N per fingertip"}
- **production:** {"dof":18,"name":"Aero Hand","payload":"20 kg","architecture":"tendon-driven","cycleLifetime":"3M+ cycles","fingertipPrecision":"sub-mm","tactileSensitivity":"0.1 N"}

## Deployments

_No deployments registered for this model._

## Supply chain

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this model's suppliers._

_Suppliers appear when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Aero Hand?

Tendon-driven dexterous robot hand by Chestnut Robotics. Production version: 18-DoF, sub-mm fingertip precision, 0.1 N tactile sensitivity, 20 kg payload, 3M+ cycle lifetime. Open-source version (Aero Hand Open): < 400g, 16 joints, 7 motors, $314, fully open-source. All actuators contained in the palm. 100% backdrivable. Designed for real factory deployment.

### Is Aero Hand actually deployed in the real world?

Aero Hand is at the pilot stage: a trial is reported, but no deployment is yet verified at a named site on the DEPLOY registry. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.

### Who makes Aero Hand?

Aero Hand is made by Chestnut Robotics, based in Santa Clara, CA, founded in 2025.

### What are alternatives to Aero Hand?

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable other robots to Aero Hand include Clean Water Pathfinder, RecycleOS, August Robotics Drilling Robot, Lionel.

### How does Aero Hand compare to Clean Water Pathfinder?

Aero Hand and Clean Water Pathfinder (ACWA Robotics · 2 deployments) are both other robots on the DEPLOY registry. Aero Hand has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

### What is Aero Hand's maturity stage?

Aero Hand is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.

### Where is Aero Hand deployed?

No verified deployments of Aero Hand are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.


## Sources (3)

1. https://chestnut.bot/master-plan.html
2. https://tetheria.github.io/aero-hand-open/
3. https://github.com/TetherIA/aero-hand-open

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