Xynova ranks 30 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 72; CasiaHand ranks 60 with 62. Xynova is ahead on progress, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on deployment, production, commercials and technology. CasiaHand is based in China, Xynova in Hangzhou, China. Xynova: private. CasiaHand is named in 6 signals and Xynova in 2.
CasiaHand develops and supplies Linker Hand dexterous hands using tendon-driven, linkage-driven and direct-drive architectures. These are manipulation components for humanoid and embodied-intelligence robots.
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CasiaHand is a Chinese dexterous-hand maker (from CASIA research lineage) selling a 15-DoF tendon-driven anthropomorphic hand with a published design and benchmark, scaling production via a Fulai New Materials partnership toward ~30,000 units a year by end-2026. It disclosed cumulative H1-2026 orders exceeding RMB 100M and showcased a full stack at WRC 2026. It combines a CAS-institute research pedigree with a tactile-manufacturing partner and a nine-figure order book.
6 signals name CasiaHand.
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Xynova sells the Flex 2 bionic dexterous hand to humanoid and robotics manufacturers for advanced robotic manipulation.
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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.
2 signals name Xynova.
20 facts on file.
Xynova ranks 30 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 72; CasiaHand ranks 60 with 62. Xynova is ahead on progress, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on deployment, production, commercials and technology. CasiaHand is based in China, Xynova in Hangzhou, China. Xynova: private. CasiaHand is named in 6 signals and Xynova in 2.
Xynova ranks 30 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 72; CasiaHand ranks 60 with 62. Xynova is ahead on progress, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on deployment, production, commercials and technology. CasiaHand is based in China, Xynova in Hangzhou, China. Xynova: private. CasiaHand is named in 6 signals and Xynova in 2. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.
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