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ProHand

About

About ProHand

ProHand, sold as Proception Hand 1.0, is Proception AI's first-generation dexterous robotic hand for robot-learning research, teleoperation and humanoid integration. Its tendon-driven fingers and articulated wrist provide 22 total degrees of freedom, including 18 actuated degrees. Onboard position control coordinates finger motion, while actuator telemetry and a forearm IMU provide joint and orientation feedback.

The matching ProGlove layer supplies tactile sensing across the palm and fingers. Human demonstrations can also be recorded with the glove and a headset, allowing researchers to collect direct object-contact data before transferring skills to the hand. Proception began shipping Gen 1 units to researchers and robotics companies in June 2026. This profile covers the retained Hand 1.0 generation; the company's later Gen 2 hardware has separate specifications and developer documentation.

Capabilities

Source-backed capabilities

  • Operating environments: Manufacturer bench demonstrations
  • Dexterous manipulation

    Demonstrated - Pinch a pencil, cable or Allen key and reposition an orange within the hand. - environment: Manufacturer bench demonstrations

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  • Dexterous manipulation

    Claimed - 2026-06-29 - Proception launches ProHand and ProGlove for dexterous manipulation

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Resources

Curated durable documents and official technical references.

Timeline

  • Proception launches ProHand and ProGlove for dexterous manipulation

    2026-06-29 - Product Launch - Proception is shipping first ProHand batches to researchers and robotics companies while opening wider orders. ProGlove captures human hand interaction data without requiring a robot in the loop. ProHand has 22 degrees of freedom and multiple joints per finger.

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  • Proception raises $11M seed led by First Round Capital

    2026-06-29 - Funding - First Round Capital led the seed round. BoxGroup and Y Combinator participated. The round was announced alongside Proception launching ProHand and ProGlove.

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  • Proception launches on Y Combinator with ProHand humanoid hand positioning

    2024-03-01 - Company Formation - Proception disclosed a March 2024 Y Combinator launch on its news page. The company positioned ProHand around humanoid robotics and dexterous hands capable of fine manipulation tasks. The launch gives Proception a public early-stage company signal for the humanoid end-effector market.

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Context

Market context

ProHand is Proception AI's early humanoid-hand platform, positioned around fine dexterity and human-like manipulation rather than full robot hardware.

  • Target environment: Research labs, humanoid-hand integration benches and fine-manipulation demonstrations.
  • Workflow context: Fine manipulation, tactile interaction, dexterous grasping and humanoid end-effector development.
  • Customer context: Humanoid developers, manipulation researchers, AI robotics teams and early partners evaluating high-dexterity hands.
  • Deployment model: Early product path with public YC positioning and limited public specifications.
  • Commercial maturity: Presented robotic hand product line with maturity tied to disclosed specs, integration readiness, and adoption by humanoid or manipulation-platform builders.
  • Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on hardware access, validated demos, sensing depth, control APIs, actuator durability and clear integration guidance.
  • Market position: ProHand is a focused early-stage hand product comparable to other humanoid-hand startups, with stronger positioning than public spec depth for now.
  • Adjacent products: Adjacent to dexterous robotic hands, tactile manipulation research and humanoid end-effector stacks.

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