1X Technologies has revealed highly dexterous, 25-DoF robotic hands for its NEO humanoid, paired with the strategic appointment of Bill Nash as CFO as the company gears up for consumer shipments.
At ICRA 2026, AGILINK debuted its flagship direct-drive dexterous hand, the OmniHand 3 Ultra-M. By integrating vision-based tactile sensing and a 20-DOF architecture, the newly minted unicorn is moving humanoid robotics beyond motion control and into the era of contact-rich manipulation.
Shenzhen-based Wuji Tech has released a highly polished CGI teaser for its next-generation Wuji Hand 2, promising significant upgrades to transmission efficiency and torque sensing. However, concrete product details and real-world demonstrations remain noticeably absent.
Sanctuary AI has demonstrated successful zero-shot transfer for in-hand manipulation, allowing a policy trained entirely in simulation to reorient objects on physical hardware without real-world fine-tuning.
Following a successful pilot in its EV factory, Xiaomi has completely redesigned its humanoid hand, introducing a 1:1 human form factor, 150,000-cycle durability, and an evaporative liquid-cooling system to manage motor heat.