Proception vs Tesollo: Manipulation compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

Tesollo ranks 40 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 66; Proception ranks 97 with 51. Tesollo is ahead on deployment, production, commercials, progress, technology, firepower and leverage. Level on positioning. Proception is based in United States, Tesollo in South Korea. Proception is named in 9 signals and Tesollo in 21.

Proception →

United States · Humanoids · Components / Manipulation · proception.ai

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 51Robotics · watchlist · score 46

Scores, Humanoids (of 10)

Deployment4
Production4
Commercials3
Progress8
Technology6
Positioning6
Firepower4
Leverage4

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

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

9 signals name Proception.

Facts, with sources

  • Actuatelinkedin.com
  • Pre-revenue; not independently verifiedTechCrunch
  • <$25mTechCrunch

26 facts on file.

Tesollo →

South Korea · Humanoids · Components / Manipulation · tesollo.com

Tesollo develops humanoid and robotic hands used as manipulation components, including a humanoid robot hand demonstrated at the 2025 World IT Show.

Humanoids 100 · rank 40 · score 66Robotics · prospect · score 38

Scores, Humanoids (of 10)

Deployment6
Production6
Commercials4
Progress9
Technology8
Positioning6
Firepower6
Leverage6

Darker bar: ahead of the other company on that measure.

Positioning

Tesollo is a South Korean maker of dexterous robotic hands (the 20-DoF DG-5F-M flagship and the lower-cost DG-5F-S with in-house actuators), on a gripper revenue base since 2019. It initiated an IPO process in July 2026, which would be the first pure-play hands listing, and integrated XELA uSkin tactile sensing shown at CES 2026, with demos at ICRA 2026. Revenue, the IPO venue and timing, and humanoid OEM design wins are open; its own coverage notes no hand maker is near a certified 10,000-hour mean-time-between-repairs.

Latest signals

  • Tesollo is expanding production infrastructure for robotic hands and grippers.RoboticsTomorrow
  • Tesollo expects cumulative robotic hand and gripper sales to exceed 1,000 units in 2026.RoboticsTomorrow
  • Tesollo began preparations for a South Korean IPO after completing an undisclosed Series B round.The AI Insider

21 signals name Tesollo.

Facts, with sources

  • [object Object]The Robot Report
  • Series B follow-on investment with POSCO Technology Investment, KB Investment, Enlight Ventures, Daesung Hi-Tech, and HL MandoThe Robot Report
  • Series B follow-on investment from existing shareholders POSCO Technology Investment, KB Investment, and Enlight Ventures, plus strategic investors Daesung Hi-Tech and HL MandoThe Robot Report

19 facts on file.

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Proception or Tesollo: which is ahead in humanoids?

Tesollo ranks 40 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 66; Proception ranks 97 with 51. Tesollo is ahead on deployment, production, commercials, progress, technology, firepower and leverage. Level on positioning. Proception is based in United States, Tesollo in South Korea. Proception is named in 9 signals and Tesollo in 21.

How do Proception and Tesollo compare?

Tesollo ranks 40 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 66; Proception ranks 97 with 51. Tesollo is ahead on deployment, production, commercials, progress, technology, firepower and leverage. Level on positioning. Proception is based in United States, Tesollo in South Korea. Proception is named in 9 signals and Tesollo in 21. Both company files carry the scores on eight measures, the facts with sources and the latest signals.

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