Schunk SVH ROS 2 driver

Software
Robot arms and industry
Driver or SDK

A ROS 2 driver for the Schunk SVH five-finger robotic hand, completing the standalone SVH library with what is needed to operate the hand inside ROS 2.

Made by SCHUNK SE & Co. KG..

Source on GitHub: github.com/SCHUNK-SE-Co-KG/schunk_svh_ros_driver (opens in a new tab). Facts read at commit 8203d50 (opens in a new tab).

Licenses

Code: GPL-3.0-only (opens in a new tab)
Read by Robotheca from LICENSE (opens in a new tab) (GPL-3.0-only) at commit 8203d50 (opens in a new tab), on 22 Oct 2026.
Commercial use: Yes

Copyleft: Modified source must be published.

What it does

Starts initializing the SVH and calibrates each degree of freedom separately before the hand is ready to use.
Launches an active joint trajectory controller that commands all joints in a synchronized way.
Accepts trajectory goals on the controller's action server to move groups of joints.
Includes an example script with a minimal GUI of sliders for moving individual fingers.
Includes a MuJoCo-based simulation environment for controller development and testing.

Written by Robotheca from the project's README (opens in a new tab) at commit 8203d50.

Getting started

Difficulty: Advanced
Hardware it needs, as the project states it: A Schunk SVH five-finger hand, with a left or right hand selected by a launch parameter; a Raspberry Pi 4 is mentioned for a setup tutorial.
How to start: The project's README (opens in a new tab)

Maintenance

Status: Active: a commit in the last 90 days
Newest commit: 22 Oct 2026 on ros2
Latest release: None published on GitHub

Checked on GitHub on 22 Oct 2026.

Robots that can run it

No robot on Robotheca is linked to it yet. Links come from a robot's robot.yaml, from its dependency files read as text, or from Robotheca's editors.

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