Robotiq Hand-E
The 2F-85's smaller sibling: 50 mm stroke, higher force density, built for cobot wrists where mass at the flange matters.
The role it plays
The end effector is what the task actually touches and it usually deserves more thought than the arm. Grasping divides into force closure (fingers), form closure (soft, compliant) and adhesion (vacuum, magnetic). Soft hands for variety, parallel jaws for speed, vacuum for flat non-porous parts.
Typical use: Cobot pick-and-place, machine tending.
What the numbers actually mean
The headline figure is 50 mm (stroke), with 20 – 185 N as the next most load-bearing number (grip force). At $4.7k in the end effectors tier it sits as a capital purchase. At this price you are buying documentation, repeatability and support as much as metal, and the integration cost is usually larger than the part.
How it compares
Same subsystem, closest alternatives. The primary spec column is usually the one that decides it.
| Part | Price | Primary spec | Second spec |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robotiq Hand-ECompact parallel gripper | $4.7k | 50 mm | 20 – 185 N |
| Robotiq 2F-85Adaptive parallel gripper | $5.8k | 85 mm (0 – 85 mm opening) | 20 – 235 N adjustable |
| Vacuum ejector + suction cupsPneumatic gripper | $150 | -60 to -90 kPa (venturi ejector) | 10 – 100 mm bellows or flat |
| Fin Ray soft gripper (printed)Compliant gripper | $20 | TPU 95A (printed) | single linear actuator or servo |
| Electro-permanent magnetic gripperMagnetic gripper | $300 | 100 – 1000 N (size dependent) | ferrous only |
Where it shows up
Platforms in this atlas that use something in this class: Universal Robots UR5e.