Chinese robot hand takes on the precision of Suzhou embroidery
The hand completed a series of tasks including twisting silk thread, splitting silk into finer strands, threading a needle and cutting thread.
The hand completed a series of tasks including twisting silk thread, splitting silk into finer strands, threading a needle and cutting thread.
Sharpa demonstrated the three products at IROS through tasks including baton passing, cocktail mixing and catching toys.
The new model increases the number of degrees of freedom while reducing the overall size and improving drive precision, according to Unitree.

China’s deep-tech sector saw another wave of major funding, with AI chips and semiconductor equipment leading the charge.
Rather than relying primarily on laboratory demonstrations, Sharpa has been testing its technology in an operating restaurant.

The deals highlight growing demand for deep-tech suppliers enabling China’s next-generation industries

The company is a spinout from the Agibot ecosystem and focuses on dexterous-hand hardware and algorithms.

Unlike traditional rigid robotic arms, Botyard relies primarily on tendon-based hybrid actuation. The soft nature of the cables allows safer, more compliant human-robot interaction.

HeymanTech’s core product is the WA series waterproof dexterous hand, which it describes as the world’s first commercially deployed IP68-rated robotic hand.

Xynova plans to showcase the product publicly for the first time at the ICRA 2026 robotics conference in Vienna on June 2.