Sharpa vs Tesollo: Manipulation compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

Sharpa ranks 11 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 84; Tesollo ranks 40 with 66. Sharpa is ahead on deployment, production, commercials, progress, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Sharpa is based in Singapore, Singapore, Tesollo in South Korea. Sharpa: private. Sharpa is named in 85 signals and Tesollo in 21.

Sharpa →

Singapore, Singapore · Humanoids · Components / Manipulation · private · sharpa.com

Sharpa sells North, a general-purpose humanoid robot, to enterprise operators for autonomous service and dexterous manipulation.

Humanoids 100 · rank 11 · score 84AI Core · watchlist · score 60Robotics · member · score 60

Scores, Humanoids (of 10)

Deployment7
Production8
Commercials6
Progress10
Technology10
Positioning8
Firepower7
Leverage10

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

Sharpa (Singapore HQ, Shanghai manufacturing) is a self-described unicorn (founded 2024) making the SharpaWave dexterous hand (22 active DoF, >1,000 tactile pixels per fingertip, ~$50,000 per hand) in mass production since October 2025, plus the North full-body robot shown at CES 2026. Its reference-design win is decisive: NVIDIA's Isaac GR00T Reference Humanoid (Computex 2026) is built on a Unitree H2 chassis with Sharpa Wave hands, the first dexterous reference design on the GR00T platform, with lab partners including NVIDIA, Google, MIT, and Stanford. Revenue is estimated at 10-100m (early orders from global technology firms).

Latest signals

  • Sharpa unveiled the D01 tactile robot with whole-body electronic skin at IROS 2026.Pandaily
  • Sharpa launched the W02 dexterous hand with 21 active degrees of freedom.Pandaily
  • Wave W02 robotic hand launched by Sharpa Roboticshumanoid.guide

85 signals name Sharpa.

Facts, with sources

  • Sharpa unveiled W02, a fully tactile, ultra-compact, lightweight dexterous hand.sharpa.com
  • Sharpa unveiled D01, W02 dexterous hand, and AE01 haptic exoskeleton data glove at IROS 2026.sharpa.com
  • Markov Robotics' rig uses Sharpa's 22-DoF SharpaWave hand with high-resolution tactile sensingHumanoids Daily

78 facts on file.

Tesollo →

South Korea · Humanoids · Components / Manipulation · tesollo.com

Tesollo develops humanoid and robotic hands used as manipulation components, including a humanoid robot hand demonstrated at the 2025 World IT Show.

Humanoids 100 · rank 40 · score 66Robotics · prospect · score 38

Scores, Humanoids (of 10)

Deployment6
Production6
Commercials4
Progress9
Technology8
Positioning6
Firepower6
Leverage6

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

Tesollo is a South Korean maker of dexterous robotic hands (the 20-DoF DG-5F-M flagship and the lower-cost DG-5F-S with in-house actuators), on a gripper revenue base since 2019. It initiated an IPO process in July 2026, which would be the first pure-play hands listing, and integrated XELA uSkin tactile sensing shown at CES 2026, with demos at ICRA 2026. Revenue, the IPO venue and timing, and humanoid OEM design wins are open; its own coverage notes no hand maker is near a certified 10,000-hour mean-time-between-repairs.

Latest signals

  • Tesollo is expanding production infrastructure for robotic hands and grippers.RoboticsTomorrow
  • Tesollo expects cumulative robotic hand and gripper sales to exceed 1,000 units in 2026.RoboticsTomorrow
  • Tesollo began preparations for a South Korean IPO after completing an undisclosed Series B round.The AI Insider

21 signals name Tesollo.

Facts, with sources

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  • Series B follow-on investment with POSCO Technology Investment, KB Investment, Enlight Ventures, Daesung Hi-Tech, and HL MandoThe Robot Report
  • Series B follow-on investment from existing shareholders POSCO Technology Investment, KB Investment, and Enlight Ventures, plus strategic investors Daesung Hi-Tech and HL MandoThe Robot Report

19 facts on file.

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Sharpa or Tesollo: which is ahead in humanoids?

Sharpa ranks 11 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 84; Tesollo ranks 40 with 66. Sharpa is ahead on deployment, production, commercials, progress, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Sharpa is based in Singapore, Singapore, Tesollo in South Korea. Sharpa: private. Sharpa is named in 85 signals and Tesollo in 21.

How do Sharpa and Tesollo compare?

Sharpa ranks 11 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 84; Tesollo ranks 40 with 66. Sharpa is ahead on deployment, production, commercials, progress, technology, positioning, firepower and leverage. Sharpa is based in Singapore, Singapore, Tesollo in South Korea. Sharpa: private. Sharpa is named in 85 signals and Tesollo in 21. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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