PSYONIC

• Ability Hand

• Ability Hand with MANUS gloves

  2026-03-13 - Research Experiment - Controlled By - MIT CSAIL used MANUS gloves to control a PSYONIC Ability Hand in an actuated-neck teleoperation study spanning seven tasks and more than 360 demonstrations.

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• Ability Hand with Apollo 2 Bipedal

  2026-02-26 - Pilot - Mounted - At Mercedes-Benz's Berlin robotics programme, operators used MANUS gloves to teleoperate Apptronik Apollo shown with PSYONIC Ability Hands.

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• Ability Hand with Alex

  Research Experiment - Mounted - IHMC Alex used PSYONIC Ability Hands in the thesis's physical loco-manipulation experiments.

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• Ability Hand with Metagloves Pro

  Physical Demo - Controlled By - MANUS tested Metagloves Pro with the PSYONIC Ability Hand through a Linux ROS 2 workstation, Integrated SDK and custom finger-angle translation.

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Supply chain relationships

• Sanctuary AI

  Outbound - End Effectors - PSYONIC supplied Ability Hands to Sanctuary AI for robotics research

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• Apptronik

  Outbound - End Effectors - Apptronik's Apollo launch configuration used PSYONIC Ability Hands

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• Hexagon

  Outbound - End Effectors - Hexagon bought PSYONIC Ability Hands in 2023; the source does not name an exact host robot

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• 2024-01-31 - $3.1M - PSYONIC closes $3.1M StartEngine equity campaign

  source: psyonic.io

• Aadeel Akhtar - Founder and Chief Executive Officer

Media library

• Ability Hand precision grip

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• Ability Hand impact demonstration

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• Ability Hand mobile control

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• Introducing the new and improved Ability Hand

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• Ability Hand robotics development kit quick start

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Official Ability Hand user, developer and API references, exact-product imagery and verified PSYONIC demonstrations.

• Ability Hand product reference

  WEB · Ability Hand · PSYONIC

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• Ability Hand user resources

  WEB · Ability Hand · PSYONIC

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• Ability Hand user manual

  PDF · Ability Hand · PSYONIC

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• Ability Hand mobile app setup

  PDF · Ability Hand mobile app · PSYONIC

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• Ability Hand API

  WEB · Ability Hand developer integration · PSYONIC

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Events

• 2026-06-16 - Partnership - ABB Robotics and PSYONIC use Ability Hand data to advance robot dexterity

  The collaboration combines PSYONIC’s Ability Hand with ABB’s GoFa collaborative robot. The work explores how human prosthetic-use data can train robots for delicate and variable grasping tasks.

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• 2026-03-16 - Partnership - PSYONIC and NVIDIA announce collaboration at GTC 2026

  PSYONIC announced the Ability Hand became one of the first commercial dexterous hands integrated as a native asset in NVIDIA Isaac Lab. The companies also introduced a human-to-robot real-to-real transfer workflow built around high-fidelity human dexterous interaction data for robotic manipulation learning. PSYONIC positioned the collaboration around a closed-loop pipeline linking human use, real-world data capture, simulation, and robotic policy training.

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• 2026-03-13 - Demonstration - MIT CSAIL evaluates actuated-neck dexterous teleoperation

  MANUS gloves supplied the operator hand-control input for the Ability Hand. The study covered seven tasks and more than 360 demonstrations.

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• 2026-02-26 - Demonstration - Apptronik Apollo teleoperated with MANUS gloves at Mercedes-Benz

  Operators directly controlled Apollo while synchronized hand and finger motion data were logged for policy learning. The demonstrated configuration included a PSYONIC Ability Hand on Apollo’s arm.

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• 2025-11-19 - Demonstration - MANUS internally tested a ROS 2 teleoperation mapping between Metagloves Pro and the PSYONIC…

  MANUS internally tested a ROS 2 teleoperation mapping between Metagloves Pro and the PSYONIC Ability Hand. This was an internal ROS 2 mapping test between the named devices, not evidence of a commercial integration, purchase or standard product configuration.

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• 2024-11-23 - Partnership - PSYONIC and Limbs for Life launch the Ability Fund

  PSYONIC and the Limbs for Life Foundation launched the Ability Fund to provide Ability Hands, prosthetic legs, and related care to users without insurance coverage for advanced devices. The organizations said each $25,000 donated through the fund would support an Ability Hand, a prosthetic leg, and associated care and support services. PSYONIC framed the initiative around expanding access to advanced prosthetics beyond standard reimbursement limits.

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• 2024-01-31 - Funding - PSYONIC closes $3.1M StartEngine equity campaign

  PSYONIC said its crowdfunded equity campaign on StartEngine closed with more than $3.1 million raised from roughly 2,100 individual investors. The company said 2023 sales revenue exceeded $1.5 million and that it had tripled staff during the year. PSYONIC also said named buyers of Ability Hands in 2023 included Apptronik, Figure AI, and Hexagon.

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• 2022-11-02 - Product Launch - PSYONIC releases Ability Hand for research users

  PSYONIC announced the Ability Hand was being released for robotics researchers worldwide. The company said the hand''s API enabled torque, velocity, and position control of six brushless DC motors plus streaming of encoder and touch-sensor values. PSYONIC identified early research clients including Meta, NASA, Apptronik, and Sanctuary AI, framing the product as a fit for robot learning and dexterous manipulation research.

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• 2021-09-01 - Product Launch - PSYONIC launches Ability Hand nationwide

  PSYONIC announced the Ability Hand would be available to users and clinicians nationwide beginning September 1, 2021. The company positioned the product as the fastest and first touch-sensitive bionic hand on the market. The launch marked the company''s move into broader commercial availability for the Ability Hand platform.

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Relationships

• NVIDIA

  Technology Partner - PSYONIC integrated Ability Hand with NVIDIA Isaac Lab for human-to-robot manipulation learning.

• ABB Robotics

  Dexterity Research Collaborator - ABB Robotics and PSYONIC are integrating ABB robots with PSYONIC's Ability Hand to advance dexterous manipulation.

• Limbs for Life Foundation

  Partner - PSYONIC has a public partnership relationship with Limbs for Life Foundation focused on partner.

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Context tags

• Dexterous robot hand builder - Peer Group - Canonical exact-product evidence: Ability Hand. Source: https://www.psyonic.io/ability-hand