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mimic robotics

Switzerland · Hands & Grippers · private
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Summary

ETH Zurich Soft Robotics Lab spin-off building the mimic Hand M1, a tendon-driven backdrivable dexterous hand for humanoids, paired with the mimic wearable U1 teleoperation exoskeleton used to capture matched human demonstration data for manipulation policy training.

Notable

mimic Hand M1 — 25+ kg power grasp, backdrivable tendon drive

Key facts

Headquarters
Zurich
Founded
2024
Role
supplier
Category
Hands & Grippers
Sector
Hands & Grippers
Status
private
Employees
~25
CEO
Stefan Weirich
Founders
Stefan Weirich (CEO), Stephan-Daniel Gravert (CPO), Elvis Nava (CTO), Benedek Forrai; Prof. Robert Katzschmann (scientific advisor)
Funding
$16M seed (Nov 2025, led by Elaia) plus earlier funding, >$20M total