Robot model

Dex5-S

Unitree biomimetic dexterous hand announced September 2026 as Dex5-S: 22 degrees of freedom at roughly 1:1 human-hand size, with backdrivable joints and…

Manufacturer: Unitree Robotics
Form factor: other
Maturity: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Website: unitree.com ↗

The verified answer

As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Dex5-S, a other by Unitree Robotics (commercial). 2 sources back the record.

Overview

Unitree biomimetic dexterous hand announced September 2026 as Dex5-S: 22 degrees of freedom at roughly 1:1 human-hand size, with backdrivable joints and per-axis impact limits. Company-stated starting price from about $6,500 excluding tax and shipping (Unitree announcement). Treat price and specs as company-claimed until a product page is archived.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage: commercial(Commercially deployed with revenue-generating operations.)
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No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Key facts

DoF (claimed)

Starting price (claimed)

From ~$6,500 ex tax/shipping (Unitree, Sep 2026)

Dex5-S continuous payload is 1 kg, and peak payload is 2 kg

Unitree's Dex5-S page, model row Dex5-S rather than Dex5-S Pro, prints 22 degrees of freedom, thumb 5, index middle and ring 4 each, and pinky 5. Continuous per-hand payload prints 1 kg, and peak payload prints 2 kg. Those payloads are not added. Dimensions print 102 x 187 x 26 mm. Weight prints 620 g. Housing prints aluminum alloy. The Pro row on the same table prints tactile sensing YES, and the Dex5-S row prints a slash for tactile sensing. Tactile sensing is not stored on the base Dex5-S row. A Dex5-1 URL is a different hand and is not used (Unitree).

Dex5-S page prints a starting price of $6,350

The same page prints a starting price of $6,350. That printed price is not added to a stored approximate $6,500 line. Supply voltage prints 15 V to 65 V. Peak power prints 200 W. The control-loop row prints 1000 Hz for T1s Ethernet and USB, and 50 Hz for high-speed RS-485. Those rates are different interfaces and are not added. Footnotes 1 and 2 on the page are about mounting on an A2 body. They are not hand payload figures (Unitree).

Data & sources

Web sources

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Dex5-S. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

How DEPLOY tracks pricing

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

Record createdSep 22, 2026
Added to the verified registry

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Dex5-S.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (2)

Common questions

What is Dex5-S?

How much does Dex5-S cost?

Dex5-S's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Dex5-S from Unitree Robotics. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.

Is Dex5-S actually deployed in the real world?

Dex5-S is recorded at the commercial stage, but DEPLOY has no deployment verified at a named site yet; vendor deployment claims are not independently confirmed here. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.

Who makes Dex5-S?

Dex5-S is made by Unitree Robotics, based in Hangzhou, China.

Can you buy Dex5-S?

Dex5-S is in commercial deployment and is sold to operators; contact the manufacturer to buy, and see the pricing section for any recorded price.

What are alternatives to Dex5-S?

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable other robots to Dex5-S include ASML EUV TwinScan, BrainOS, 10Beauty Manicure System, CleanSpark Bitcoin Mining Fleet.

How does Dex5-S compare to ASML EUV TwinScan?

Dex5-S and ASML EUV TwinScan (ASML Holding · 7 deployments) are both other robots on the DEPLOY registry. Dex5-S has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

Is Dex5-S a top other?

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Dex5-S ranks in roughly the top 40% of other models tracked by the registry.

What is Dex5-S's maturity stage?

Dex5-S is at the commercial stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Commercial stage means production-grade deployments are operating at named customer sites.

Where is Dex5-S deployed?

No verified deployments of Dex5-S 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.

Is Dex5-S safe?

Dex5-S has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.

Methodology: Verified · 2 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-03

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-03

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: commercial

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: other

Sources by quality tier

2: unclassified; Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.