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1X Unveils New Dexterous Tendon-driven Hand for its Neo Humanoid Robots

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1X has launched a new tendon-driven robotic hand for its Neo humanoid platform, designed to enhance dexterity and touch sensing.

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Insider Brief 1X has introduced a new tendon-driven robotic hand for its Neo humanoid platform, one designed to improve the robot's dexterity, touch sensing and ability to handle everyday objects. According to 1X, the hand, which has 25 degrees of freedom, is a core part of the humanoid system since a robot's ability to act in the world depends heavily on what it can do with what is at the end of its arms. "Our goal was never a hand that just looks impressive on paper," founder and CEO Bernt Børnich noted in the announcement. "These hands are the culmination of intensive engineering focused on making humanoids truly useful. We built them to match or surpass human capability across every dimension that matters. With these hands, Neo crosses a critical threshold. The robot can now do the things humans do with their hands, every day. This is what the industry has been waiting for." The new hand will ship on every Neo robot and is built around 1X's tendon-drive system, with motors located in the forearm and tendons routed through the wrist. The company said the design allows the hand to remain lightweight while producing enough force for tool use, lifting, carrying, opening doors, pushing carts and handling small objects. 1X said the hand is force-controlled and backdrivable, meaning the fingers can yield when pushed and report the force being applied. That lets the hand act...

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