Proception

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Proception develops and sells ProHand, a dexterous tendon-driven robotic hand designed for humanoid and robotics applications. Its product is a manipulation component with integrated tactile sensing.

Humanoids 100 · rank 97 · score 51 →Robotics · watchlist · score 46Edition: November 2026

Positioning

Proception is a US humanoid-robotics component maker developing ProHand 1.0, a 22-DoF tendon-driven dexterous hand, and ProGlove, a wearable tactile-data system for robot-learning workflows. It publicly launched and began shipping its first batch to researchers and robotics companies on Jun-29-26, alongside an $11M seed led by First Round Capital with Y Combinator and BoxGroup; subsequent company activity indicates customer use and additional ProGlove sales. Its distinguishing bet is that humanoid builders will buy dexterous hands rather than develop them internally, but deployment scale, independent validation, named customers, and revenue remain unverified.

Latest signals

  • Proception Inc. is offering ProHand 1.0 in production for USD 22,000.humanoid.guide
  • Proception launched ProGlove to collect human hand-interaction data for robot training.The AI Insider
  • Proception launched ProHand 1.0, a 22-degree-of-freedom robotic hand.The AI Insider
  • Proception raised $11 million in seed funding.The AI Insider
  • Proception developed a sensor-equipped glove and a 22-degree-of-freedom robotic hand for dexterous manipulation.TechCrunch

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Facts, with sources

  • ActuateCustomer · linkedin.com
  • Pre-revenue; not independently verifiedRevenue · TechCrunch
  • <$25mRevenue band · TechCrunch
  • Controlled by Jay LiOwnership change · TechCrunch

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Scores, Humanoids (of 10)

Deployment4
Production4
Commercials3
Progress8
Technology6
Positioning6
Firepower4
Leverage4

Traction: deployment, production, commercials, progress. Capability: technology, positioning, firepower, leverage.

Peers in Manipulation

7Critical Point · 86.511Sharpa · 8419LinkerBot · 7830Xynova · 7236YQ Bionics · 6840Tesollo · 66

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Questions this page answers

What does Proception do?

Proception develops and sells ProHand, a dexterous tendon-driven robotic hand designed for humanoid and robotics applications. Its product is a manipulation component with integrated tactile sensing. Proception is a US humanoid-robotics component maker developing ProHand 1.0, a 22-DoF tendon-driven dexterous hand, and ProGlove, a wearable tactile-data system for robot-learning workflows. It publicly launched and began shipping its first batch to researchers and robotics companies on Jun-29-26, alongside an $11M seed led by First Round Capital with Y Combinator and BoxGroup; subsequent company

Where does Proception rank in humanoids?

Proception ranks 97 of 100 on the Humanoids 100 (November 2026 edition) with a score of 51 out of 100, in Manipulation (Components). Assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence.

Who are Proception's peers in Manipulation?

Critical Point (rank 7), Sharpa (rank 11), LinkerBot (rank 19), Xynova (rank 30), YQ Bionics (rank 36), Tesollo (rank 40).

Where is Proception based and when was it founded?

Proception is based in United States.

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