Dexcel Robotics
About
About Dexcel Robotics
Dexcel Robotics develops Apex Hand, a dexterous end effector for manipulation research and embodied-AI systems. The 1.2-kilogram hand has 21 articulated degrees of freedom, 16 active joints, backdrivable actuation and a stated maximum load of 30 kilograms. Position, velocity and torque control are available through its real-time interface.
An electronic-skin layer covers the fingertips, inner joints and palm, with optional pressure and fingertip tangential-force sensing. The controller can return joint position, current, temperature and tactile data over Ethernet at up to 1,000 hertz. This integrated sensing and actuation gives developers a platform for grasp learning, contact-rich manipulation and teleoperation while leaving arm selection and whole-robot control to the host system.
Products
Funding
- 2026-04-15 - Pre-A - >$14.7M - Dexcel Robotics raises over RMB100M in Pre-A financing
Dexcel Robotics completed a Pre-A round above RMB100 million to expand Apex Hand capacity, delivery and international growth. - source: yicai.com
- 2025-09-11 - Angel++ - $2.8M - Dexcel Robotics closes tens-of-millions Angel++ round
Dexcel Robotics completed a tens-of-millions-of-yuan Angel++ financing co-led by HighLight Capital and Primavera Venture Partners. - source: finance.sina.com.cn
Investors
- HighLight Capital - Lead - VC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2025-09-11 - latest 2026-04-15
- Primavera Venture Partners - Lead - VC - 2 funding events - repeat backer - first seen 2025-09-11 - latest 2026-04-15
- Fortune Capital - Lead - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-15
- INCE Capital - Participant - VC - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-15
- Nanshan Zhanxintou - Participant - Angel / Individual - 1 funding event - first seen 2026-04-15
Timeline
Events
- 2026-04-15 - Funding - Dexcel Robotics raises over RMB100M in Pre-A financing
Fortune Capital and returning investor Primavera Venture Partners co-led the Pre-A round above RMB100 million. INCE Capital and Nanshan Zhanxintou participated, while existing investor HighLight Capital made an oversubscribed follow-on investment. Proceeds support Apex Hand capacity expansion and mass delivery, the dexterous-manipulation platform ecosystem and global market expansion.
Source - 2025-09-11 - Funding - Dexcel Robotics closes tens-of-millions Angel++ round
HighLight Capital and Primavera Venture Partners co-led the financing, with Lighthouse Capital serving as exclusive financial adviser. The transaction was Dexcel's fourth financing of 2025 and brought its cumulative funding during the year to RMB100 million. Dexcel allocated the round to product mass production, technology development and team expansion.
Source - 2025-09-02 - Product Launch - Dexcel Robotics launches the Apex Hand
Apex Hand combines 21 degrees of freedom, including 16 actuated joints, with backdrivable joints and sub-millimetre fingertip repeatability. Launch demonstrations included one-handed smartphone operation, pulse sensing and mouse control alongside precise object manipulation. The hand integrates optional soft electronic-skin sensing across the fingertips, inner joints and palm with a 1,000 Hz sampling rate.
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Context tags
- Dexterous robot hand builder - Peer Group - Canonical exact-product evidence: Apex Hand. Source: https://www.dexcelbot.com/
- Dexterous hand OEM - Stack Layer - Official company material supports this end-effector operating context.
- Tactile dexterous hand control - Capability - Official company material supports this end-effector operating context.