Xynova

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Xynova (Hangzhou) is a Chinese maker of tendon-driven dexterous hands (the Flex 1 at 25 DoF, 380g, >30kg lift, claimed the lightest and highest-load high-DoF hand on the market, plus the Flex2), built full-stack in-house down to motors, reducers, and ball screws. It raised ~RMB 1B (~$148M) within 18 months of its end-2024 founding, with CATL Capital, Xiaomi, and Li Auto simultaneously on its cap table, the fastest capital accumulation in the hands segment after LinkerBot. It leads the high-performance weight-to-load contest on published specifications; revenue is undisclosed.

Latest signals

• 21 May 2026Xynova’s Flex 2 humanoid hand combines five fingers and 23 degrees of freedom with a 12-kilogram strength rating.humanoid.guide
• 21 May 2026Xynova lists Flex 2 as in production but not available for direct purchase through Humanoid Guide.humanoid.guide

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Facts, with sources

• 8 Aug 2026Dexterous hands secured more than 10,000 ordersContract · hznews.hangzhou.com.cn
• 17 Jul 2026Cumulative funding after four roundsTotal funding · finance.sina.com.cn
• 17 Jul 2026Series A+ funding round led by Meituan, with participation from NIO Capital, China Merchants Capital, an undisclosed internet company, and Xiaomi Strategic InvestmentFunding round · autonews.gasgoo.com
• 13 May 2026Flex 2 hybrid tendon-driven and direct-drive bionic dexterous hand launched; 23 degrees of freedom and multimodal vision, tactile, proximity, and force sensingProduct launch · auto.ifeng.com

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

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