Clone Shows Torso 3 Hand Demo, Targets November Launch for Redesigned Torso 4

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• Clone has shared a teleoperated demonstration of the hand used in Torso 3, built in April 2026.
• The company says it has since redesigned the entire system to improve simulation and control.
• Torso 4 is scheduled to launch in November, targeting stationary tasks requiring two arms for enterprise customers.

Clone Robotics has shared a new hand demonstration while setting a November launch target for its next torso platform. The October 1 video is explicitly labeled as teleoperation of the hand of Torso 3.

The hardware shown also predates the company's latest redesign. In a follow-up post, Clone says the hand was made in April 2026 and represents the last of its legacy hand designs. Over the past six months, it says, the team has redesigned the entire system from the ground up, prioritizing how readily it can be simulated and controlled while aiming to retain human-level capabilities.

Torso 4 targets two-arm enterprise work

Clone says that redesign culminates in Torso 4, scheduled to launch in November. The company describes its goal as automating stationary bimanual tasks for enterprises: work performed in place using both arms.

That gives the update a commercial direction beyond the individual hand demonstration. We previously covered Clone's fast hand movements and neural controller; this announcement puts greater emphasis on simulation, controllability and a forthcoming platform for workplace tasks.

The update also offers a contrast with Boston Dynamics's new four-finger hands for Atlas. Where Clone has pursued a hand modeled on human anatomy, Boston Dynamics deliberately omitted a fifth finger to limit cost, size and potential failure points. Despite those different approaches, both companies now emphasize making their hardware easier to simulate and control—a shared priority as they work toward useful manipulation.

The distinction between generations matters. The new video demonstrates teleoperation of an older hand design, so it does not establish the capabilities of Torso 4. Clone's ambition to automate any stationary two-arm task is likewise a product goal, rather than a result demonstrated by this clip.

The November launch should provide a clearer basis for assessing what the redesign delivers, including which tasks Torso 4 can perform autonomously and what human assistance it requires.