Dexterous Hand Sector Booms: Xynova Funding and Progress

快鲤鱼 · wechat · 2026-07-17

This article highlights the explosive growth in the dexterous hand sector, alongside updates on funding, products, and mass production progress from Chinese manufacturer Xynova.

Xynova's Funding and Scale

The company closed a 5 亿元 Series A+ round in July 2025, led by Meituan with participation from NIO Capital, China Merchants Capital, an unnamed internet giant, and continued backing from Xiaomi's strategic investment arm.
It has completed four funding rounds in under two years, accumulating approximately 15 亿元 in total financing.
The team has scaled from an initial 5-6 members to nearly 300 people, including over 100 technical staff.
The company has secured 10,000-unit level orders from top-tier humanoid robot manufacturers and built a 5,400 sqm production base in Hangzhou, targeting an annual capacity of 10,000 dexterous hands and 200,000 micro-cylinders by the end of 2026.

Product Roadmap and Capabilities

Flex1: 25 DoF, palm weight 380g, payload >30kg, single-fingertip force >20N, tested lifespan exceeding 1.5 million cycles.
Flex2: Uses a "tendon + direct motor drive" hybrid system, 23 DoF, palm weight <400g, positioning accuracy within ±0.1 mm.
Flex2 also integrates four sensing types (force, vision, tactile, proximity) and incorporates a "cerebellum-like algorithm" to support advanced operations like slip reflex, bringing it closer to human hand capabilities.

Sector Outlook

The article emphasizes that dexterous hands are the critical component enabling humanoid robots to transition from "walking" to "working".
They account for up to 18%25% of a robot's total cost, making them the highest-value single component.
Citing GGII data, the Chinese dexterous hand market is projected to grow from 19,200 units in 2025 to 430,000 units by 2030, representing a 20x increase over five years.

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