Mimic Robotics launches highly capable robotic hand that emulates human movements
Switzerland-based Mimic Robotics AG today announced it’s launching a new specialized robotic hand that looks and behaves like a human hand, introducing a new architecture for embodied robotics.
Physical AI, or embodied artificial intelligence, combines AI models and sensors that can perceive the world with robotic frameworks that can intelligently plan and execute tasks.
Mimic Robotics not only develops AI models that provide high-mobility robotic hands with the architecture to understand and interact with the world, but it also builds the hands themselves. As part of today’s announcement, the company released the Mimic hand M1.0 for industrial automation.
The M1.0 is designed and manufactured in Switzerland, in-house, and weighs about 4 pounds. It uses bidirectional pulley-guided tendons, somewhat similar to a human hand, allowing the hands to flex fingers and grip objects. To prevent crushing or bruising of fragile or soft objects, it includes tactile fingertip sensors that provide information about different force angles. The hands also come with a variety of gloves for different applications.
