@berryxia: South Korea's WIRobotics just secured $68 million in funding. Their ALLEX humanoid robot's hand demo is truly impressive! 0.3mm fingertip repeatability, 15-DOF biomimetic hand, force sensing below 100gf, high backdrivability... In the video, it can gently pick up tiny components from a circuit board like a human, and also...

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South Korean robotics company WIRobotics has raised $68 million in funding. Its ALLEX humanoid robot features exceptional hand capabilities with high-precision grasping and force control. The company plans to launch a mobile research platform this year and achieve commercialization by the end of 2027.

South Korea's WIRobotics just secured $68 million in funding. Their ALLEX humanoid robot's hand demo is truly impressive! 0.3mm fingertip repeatability, 15-DOF biomimetic hand, force sensing below 100gf, high backdrivability... In the video, it can gently pick up tiny components from a circuit board like a human, and also steadily lift a 30kg dumbbell. It can even control the force when shaking hands with a real person to avoid injury. What's more impressive is that they have accumulated massive real human motion data from their WIM wearable robots, giving ALLEX a significant lead in hand dexterity and force control. This year, they will launch a mobile version of the ALLEX research platform, with the goal of achieving initial commercialization by the end of 2027. The hardest part of a humanoid robot has never been the legs or torso, but the hands that can actually work. WIRobotics has solved the hardest part first. Looking forward to what's next.
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South Korea’s WIRobotics just secured $68 million in funding.

Their ALLEX humanoid robot’s hand demo is truly impressive!

0.3mm fingertip repeatability, 15-DOF bionic hand, force sensing below 100gf, high backdrivability……

In the video, it can gently pick up tiny components from a circuit board like a human, steadily lift a 30kg dumbbell, and control its grip strength when shaking hands with a person to avoid injury.

What’s even more impressive is that they’ve accumulated vast amounts of real human movement data from their WIM wearable robots, giving ALLEX a significant lead in hand dexterity and force control.

This year, they will launch a mobile version of the ALLEX research platform, with a goal of achieving initial commercialization by the end of 2027.

The hardest part of humanoid robots has never been the legs or torso, but the hands that can actually work.

WIRobotics has tackled the hardest part first. Looking forward to seeing what comes next.

AG (@AGkorthos): Korean WIRobotics just raised ~$68M.

Known for its WIM wearable robots and ALLEX humanoid platform, the company plans to supply a mobile ALLEX research platform this year and target initial commercialization readiness by late 2027.

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