Unitree Dex1-1 — A Professional Robotic Gripper for Embodied AI

Most people searching for a "robotic hand" actually need a professional two-jaw gripper: tougher, faster, far more economical, and sufficient for most industrial tasks. Dex1-1 is exactly that class. If human-like multi-finger grasping is required, look at Unitree's Dex3-1 and Dex5-1 dexterous hand family — we offer the Dex3-1 option in G1 EDU configurations. The right choice starts with the task: a gripper for box handling and sorting, a dexterous hand for manipulation research.

Per official manufacturer data, the Dex1-1 measures 143 × 78 × 67 mm and weighs 550 g; 90 mm stroke (120 mm fully open), 80 mm jaw length, 5-120 N adjustable grip force, 50-375 mm/s adjustable speed and 0.24 s full-stroke closing. Fingertip position resolution is 0.1 mm. Load ratings split by mode: up to 20 kg in form-fit (hooked) grasping and up to 5 kg in friction-based vertical grasping. The manufacturer notes these are laboratory measurements dependent on voltage and control settings — field performance varies by application.

What makes the Dex1-1 interesting for research is its control architecture: high-speed RS-485 at 6 Mbps with a 1000 Hz control rate, a 15-bit absolute encoder, a command set of angle/angular velocity/torque/stiffness/damping, and feedback of angle, velocity, torque and temperature. That is the precision needed for force-controlled grasping and learning-based manipulation. The 24-64 V supply range (24/48 VDC recommended) eases powering from a robot body or external source; -20…60 °C suits field use.

Dex1-1 comes in two editions: Standard, and Advanced with an in-jaw camera (1080P, 30/60 FPS, FOV H:118° V:87° D:140°). The camera edition targets hand-eye coordination and vision-to-action (VLA) data collection — recording what the gripper sees directly improves imitation-learning datasets. For purely repetitive industrial tasks, Standard is enough.

Dex1-1 can be used standalone (bench/custom integration) or directly with the Unitree humanoid family: G1, H2 and R1. For OEM teams integrating onto their own platform, the RS-485 interface and wide supply range keep integration simple.

The manufacturer positions it for education and academic research, parcel sorting, industrial automation, new retail, consumer electronics and pharma. In Turkey we see the strongest fit in university manipulation labs and light assembly/sorting lines — bought together with a G1, robot + gripper + training can land as a single project.

As the authorized Turkey distributor we supply the Dex1-1 (standard or camera edition) and packages configured with G1/H2/R1; import, warranty and invoicing are handled by us. Current pricing is quoted per configuration — reach us via the accessories and spare parts page or the quote form. For the actuator side, our Unitree joint motors guide is complementary.