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Surge

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About Surge

Surge uses six powered degrees of freedom and metal finger mechanisms for high-load grasping. Rubberised fingertips, proximal finger surfaces and palm areas increase contact and grip stability, with published lifting capacity reaching approximately 18 kilograms per hand.

Individual fingers can be replaced in under five minutes. Optional tactile modules provide 80 force-sensing taxels per finger for contact distribution and closed-loop control. RS-485 communication and a 28–58-volt input range support integration with humanoid and robot-arm controllers.

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  • Surge Hand

    Optional Spatial Force Sensors - sensor - Sensobright Industries - Alt-Bionics announced Sensobright fingertip sensors as an optional Surge hand configuration - source: linkedin.com

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  • Surge demonstrates multi-task automation on multi-axis arm

    2025-03-14 - Demonstration - 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.

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  • Alt-Bionics and MANUS launch Surge teleoperation package

    2025-02-27 - Partnership - 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.

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  • Alt-Bionics reports several Surge sales from Humanoids Summit

    2024-12-23 - Commercial Order - 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.

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  • Alt-Bionics reveals first Surge robotic-hand demonstration

    2024-09-19 - 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.

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