PSYONIC vs Xynova: Manipulation compared

November 2026 edition · assessment by Frontier Tech Intelligence

Xynova ranks 30 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 72; PSYONIC ranks 57 with 63. PSYONIC is ahead on deployment. Xynova is ahead on progress, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on production, commercials and technology. PSYONIC is based in Champaign, United States, Xynova in Hangzhou, China. Xynova: private. PSYONIC is named in 51 signals and Xynova in 2.

PSYONIC →

Champaign, Illinois, United States · Humanoids · Components / Manipulation · psyonic.io

PSYONIC supplies multi-degree-of-freedom robotic hands and is developing integrations with humanoid and general-purpose robot platforms for manipulation.

Humanoids 100 · rank 57 · score 63Robotics · watchlist · score 54

Scores, Humanoids (of 10)

Deployment6
Production6
Commercials4
Progress9
Technology8
Positioning6
Firepower4
Leverage6

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

Positioning

PSYONIC is a US maker of the Ability Hand, a prosthetic-validated bionic hand (Medicare-covered, drop-tested, with touch feedback) crossing into robotics with customers including NASA and Meta, shipping in production for years. It is named the leader in prosthetic-derived validation, the only hands player whose product passes daily human-life reliability testing. Revenue is estimated at <25m (a crowdfunding-heavy cap table).

Latest signals

  • Arm launched Arm Total Design for Physical AI with more than 80 ecosystem companies.Arm
  • RoboBusiness 2026 announced keynote programming on production AI, humanoids, and the next generation of robotics.The Robot Report
  • Advanced Humanoid Forum 2027 will bring Chinese robot makers together with European industrial and software organizations.humanoid.guide

51 signals name PSYONIC.

Facts, with sources

  • ABB Robotics GoFa collaborative robotPSYONIC
  • Collaboration with NVIDIA and ABB to use Ability Hand movement, contact, and grip-force data for robotic manipulation and physical AIPSYONIC
  • Ability Hand integrated directly into NVIDIA Isaac Lab open-source framework for robot learningPSYONIC

63 facts on file.

Xynova →

Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China · Humanoids · Components / Manipulation · private · xynova.cn

Xynova sells the Flex 2 bionic dexterous hand to humanoid and robotics manufacturers for advanced robotic manipulation.

Humanoids 100 · rank 30 · score 72Robotics · prospect · score 39

Scores, Humanoids (of 10)

Deployment4
Production6
Commercials4
Progress10
Technology8
Positioning8
Firepower8
Leverage8

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

Positioning

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

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

2 signals name Xynova.

Facts, with sources

  • Dexterous hands secured more than 10,000 ordershznews.hangzhou.com.cn
  • Cumulative funding after four roundsfinance.sina.com.cn
  • Series A+ funding round led by Meituan, with participation from NIO Capital, China Merchants Capital, an undisclosed internet company, and Xiaomi Strategic Investmentautonews.gasgoo.com

20 facts on file.

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PSYONIC or Xynova: which is ahead in humanoids?

Xynova ranks 30 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 72; PSYONIC ranks 57 with 63. PSYONIC is ahead on deployment. Xynova is ahead on progress, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on production, commercials and technology. PSYONIC is based in Champaign, United States, Xynova in Hangzhou, China. Xynova: private. PSYONIC is named in 51 signals and Xynova in 2.

How do PSYONIC and Xynova compare?

Xynova ranks 30 on the Humanoids 100 with a score of 72; PSYONIC ranks 57 with 63. PSYONIC is ahead on deployment. Xynova is ahead on progress, positioning, firepower and leverage. Level on production, commercials and technology. PSYONIC is based in Champaign, United States, Xynova in Hangzhou, China. Xynova: private. PSYONIC is named in 51 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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