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mimic Hand M1
Switzerland · Available · 
Summary
mimic Hand M1 is an ETH Zurich spin-off's bi-directional pulley-guided tendon-driven hand with forearm-mounted motors, reporting over 25 kg power-grasp capacity and force sensitivity down to about 0.1 N while remaining highly backdrivable, paired with the mimic wearable U1 exoskeleton for capturing matched human demonstration data.
Identity
Status
Available
Category
Hands & Grippers
Type
Tendon-driven backdrivable dexterous hand
Function
Compliant, force-sensitive dexterous manipulation for humanoids
Audience
Humanoid integrators, embodied-AI researchers
Physical
WEIGHT
1.8 kg
Performance
DOF
15–21 (sources conflict, unresolved)
Manipulation
GRIP CAPACITY
25+ kg power grasp
Systems
ACTUATION TYPE
Bi-directional pulley-guided tendon drive, forearm-mounted motors
Other
BACKDRIVABILITY
<0.05 Nm
FORCE SENSITIVITY
down to ~0.1 N
PRICE (reported)
~$18,000 (third-party, unverified against mimicrobotics.com)
Video
Weight — ranked across 11 Hands & Grippers platforms · this robot ranks #1
Payload / grip capacity — ranked across 9 Hands & Grippers platforms · this robot ranks #2
Degrees of freedom — ranked across 15 Hands & Grippers platforms · this robot ranks #11
Comparable systems — same status tier
Context & Benchmark
DOF reported inconsistently across secondary sources: 15 active DOF across 21 joints (Interesting Engineering) vs. 21 total (Humanoid Guide) — flagged pending mimic robotics' own spec sheet.
Comparable systems: DexHand021 Pro (DexRobot); Agile Hand (Agile Robots); Wuji Hand 2 (Wuji Tech).
Resources
Company: mimicrobotics.com/technology · mimic wearable U1 teleoperation exoskeleton sold as a companion device.
Official videos: youtube.com/watch?v=ikjPRgE8WLM (mimic hand M1) · youtube.com/watch?v=UJ3tRQ1YE-8 (mimic wearable U1)