Alt-Bionics, Inc.
About
About Alt-Bionics, Inc.
Surge uses six powered degrees of freedom to control the fingers and thumb while retaining a modular architecture that allows individual fingers to be replaced. Alt-Bionics states a load capacity of up to 18 kilograms per hand, closing time of roughly 400 milliseconds and repeatability below one millimetre.
Tactile versions distribute sensing across the fingers, with up to 80 taxels on each finger for contact localisation and grip feedback. The hand operates from a 48-volt supply and communicates over RS-485, allowing it to mount on humanoids or robot arms as an integrator-ready manipulation component rather than a complete robot platform.
Products
- Surge
Surge
Supply
Supply chain relationships
- Sensobright Industries
Inbound - Sensor - Alt-Bionics announced Sensobright fingertip sensors as an optional Surge hand configuration
Source
Funding
- 2023-07-24 - Second financing - $650K - Alt-Bionics closes US$650K second financing
Alt-Bionics closed a US$650,000 financing round, taking cumulative funding since May 2020 to US$923,000. - source: ati.utexas.edu
- 2021-05-10 - Pre-seed investment - $25K - Alamo Angels invests US$25K in Alt-Bionics
Alamo Angels invested US$25,000 in Alt-Bionics to support development of lower-cost bionic hand technology. - source: klesse.utsa.edu
Investors
- Alamo Angels - Lead - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2021-05-10
Team
- Ryan Saavedra - Founder and CEO - Leads development and commercialization of Alt-Bionics prosthetic and robotic-hand systems.
Timeline
Events
- 2025-03-14 - Demonstration - Surge demonstrates multi-task automation on multi-axis arm
Alt-Bionics mounted Surge on a multi-axis arm for functional automation demonstrations. Demonstrated tasks included separating sheet metal, positioning cables, tools, and packages. One hand handled varied workflows without requiring end-effector swaps between tasks.
Source - 2025-02-27 - Partnership - Alt-Bionics and MANUS launch Surge teleoperation package
Alt-Bionics formally announced its robotic-hands partnership with MANUS for commercial teleoperation packages. Metagloves Pro provided precise real-time control of Surge's dexterous movements. The turnkey package targeted humanoid, robotic-arm, and vision-system training workflows.
Source - 2024-12-23 - Commercial Order - Alt-Bionics reports several Surge sales from Humanoids Summit
Several Surge sales were secured during the inaugural Humanoids Summit. Live MANUS-powered demonstrations attracted attendees at the Computer History Museum event. The company disclosed neither customer identities nor quantities beyond several sales.
Source - 2024-09-19 - Demonstration - Alt-Bionics reveals first Surge robotic-hand demonstration
Alt-Bionics revealed Surge through its first public robotic-hand demonstration in September 2024. The six-powered-DoF hand targeted commercial humanoids and multi-axis robotic-arm platforms. Optional Sensobright fingertip sensors added spatially resolved force and shape feedback.
Source - 2023-07-24 - Funding - Alt-Bionics closes US$650K second financing
Alt-Bionics closed its second financing round at US$650,000 on July 24, 2023. Cumulative funding since the company's May 2020 start reached US$923,000 after the round.
Source - 2021-05-10 - Funding - Alamo Angels invests US$25K in Alt-Bionics
Alt-Bionics secured a US$25,000 investment from Alamo Angels on May 10, 2021. The transaction was the startup's first angel investment following its university accelerator work. The capital supported development of affordable bionic hands and the company's transition from university project to operating startup.
Source
Relations
Relationships
- MANUS
Robotic Hand Teleoperation Partner - Alt-Bionics and MANUS offer a turnkey Surge and Metagloves Pro teleoperation package.
Context
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Context tags
- Dexterous robot hand builder - Peer Group - Canonical exact-product evidence: Surge. Source: https://www.altbionics.com/robotics/
Commercial
- Alt-Bionics reports several Surge sales from Humanoids Summit
2024-12-23 · Order / contract · Alt-Bionics CEO Ryan Saavedra reported several Surge sales secured during the inaugural Humanoids Summit after live MANUS-powered demonstrations, while leaving customer identities and order values undisclosed.
Source