Robot model
Mimic Hand
Tendon-driven robotic hand purpose-built for industrial automation.
- Manufacturer
- Mimic Robotics
- Form factor
- other
- Maturity
- pilot
- Lifecycle
- active
Overview
Tendon-driven robotic hand purpose-built for industrial automation. 15 actuated degrees of freedom across 21 joints, matching human hand functional DOF including abduction and opposable thumb. Driven by tendons from forearm actuators for durability, with each joint doubling as a force sensor. 7kg payload capacity per hand.
Verified vs. claimed
- Maturity stage
- pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
- Verified deployments
- None on file
No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.
Pricing
No verified price is on record for Mimic Hand. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.
Mimic Hand on the deployment map
Where Mimic Hand is verified operating. Explore the deployment map by place and type.
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdJul 18, 2026
Added to the verified registry
Safety record
No incidents on record for Mimic Hand.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Common questions
- What is Mimic Hand?
- Tendon-driven robotic hand purpose-built for industrial automation. 15 actuated degrees of freedom across 21 joints, matching human hand functional DOF including abduction and opposable thumb. Driven by tendons from forearm actuators for durability, with each joint doubling as a force sensor. 7kg payload capacity per hand.
- How much does Mimic Hand cost?
- Mimic Hand's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Mimic Hand from Mimic Robotics. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
- Is Mimic Hand actually deployed in the real world?
- Mimic Hand is at the pilot stage: a trial is reported, but no deployment is yet verified at a named site on the DEPLOY registry. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
- Who makes Mimic Hand?
- Mimic Hand is made by Mimic Robotics, based in Zurich, Switzerland, founded in 2024.
- Can you buy Mimic Hand?
- Mimic Hand is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
- What are alternatives to Mimic Hand?
- On the DEPLOY registry, comparable other robots to Mimic Hand include TerraFirma Semi-Autonomous Construction Equipment, Clean Water Pathfinder, RecycleOS, August Robotics Drilling Robot.
- How does Mimic Hand compare to TerraFirma Semi-Autonomous Construction Equipment?
- Mimic Hand and TerraFirma Semi-Autonomous Construction Equipment (TerraFirma · 3 deployments) are both other robots on the DEPLOY registry. Mimic Hand has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
- What is Mimic Hand's maturity stage?
- Mimic Hand is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
- Where is Mimic Hand deployed?
- No verified deployments of Mimic Hand are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
- Is Mimic Hand safe?
- Mimic Hand has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
- What is the Mimic Robotics hand?
- Mimic Robotics builds a diffusion-based framework to align action spaces across human hands, humanoid robotic hands, and other grippers. Raised $19M. Focused on dexterous robotic hands AI for humanoid robots.
Methodology: Unreviewed · no sources on file · last reviewed 2026-07-18
Verification posture
Unreviewed
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-07-18
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: pilot
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: other
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Mimic Hand.Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /models/mimic-hand.md
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/models/68219ad7-f4d9-4c85-9562-485ea00263d8
- Revision history: /models/mimic-hand/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP