AGILINK - 灵巧智能
"Perceive the World. Link the Intelligence."
Robotics company developing dexterous hands and grippers, spun off from AGIBOT, shipping its OmniHand series for embodied-AI and humanoid manipulation.
AGILINK is a robotics company focused on robotic manipulation systems, specifically the dexterous hands and grippers that enable robots to physically interact with their environment. The company originated in August 2023 as a dexterous-hand program within AGIBOT, where it developed end-effectors for AGIBOT's humanoid robotics platform, and was established as an independent company in January 2026 after closing three funding rounds within weeks.
Headquartered in Shanghai, with operations in Beijing and Shenzhen and a global footprint spanning Singapore, Japan, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Europe and the US, AGILINK reported securing the number-one market share in China for dexterous hands in Q1 2026. Its core R&D team numbers over 60 engineers and researchers drawn from leading robotics institutions and technology companies, scaling toward 100-plus by Q4 2026. AGILINK launched its first products, OmniHand and OmniHand Pro, in August 2025, reaching its 1,000th unit produced by December 2025. In April 2026 it unveiled the OmniHand 3 series, OmniHand 3 Lite, OmniHand 3 Ultra-T and OmniPicker 3, at the AGIBOT Partner Conference, followed in June 2026 by the flagship OmniHand 3 Ultra-M, a direct-drive dexterous hand for frontier robotics research debuted at ICRA in Vienna. The company develops both direct-drive and cable-driven architectures and integrates vision-based tactile sensing, supplying products with C++ and Python SDKs, ROS 2 reference nodes, and native simulation assets for NVIDIA Isaac and MuJoCo. AGILINK targets scaling production to 10,000 units per month to support embodied-AI training, teleoperation and contact-rich manipulation research worldwide.
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https://www.agilink-ai.comHEADQUARTERS
China
Company Facts
Founded
2026
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Component Supplier
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Asia-Pacific
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Keywords
- AGILINK
- 灵巧智能
- dexterous hand
- robotic gripper
- tactile sensing
- embodied AI
- humanoid manipulation
- direct-drive actuation
- teleoperation
- Component Supplier
- End-effector & Grasping
- Manufacturing
Why Capital is Intensely Investing in AGILINK? The Answer Lies Beyond Just Dexterous Hands
AGILINK, a company specializing in dexterous manipulation, has reached unicorn status in a remarkable five-month timeframe, completing four funding rounds and achieving a valuation exceeding $1 billion. This rapid ascent in the embodied intelligence sector underscores the confidence of both financial and strategic investors in AGILINK's innovative approach, which combines hardware and software to improve robotic dexterity and intelligence. The swift success highlights a growing interest in advancements in robotics and automation, as the company positions itself at the forefront of technological development in this field.
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Beyond Dexterity: Why Contact May Define the Next Era of Robotics
At the 2026 IEEE International Conference on Robotics (ICRA) in Vienna, AGILINK showcased a captivating demonstration of robotic dexterity by creating a balloon dog, which drew significant attention from attendees. This seemingly playful task is recognized in the robotics community as a complex manipulation challenge due to the balloon's lightweight and highly deformable nature. The demonstration highlighted the intricate balance between motion and contact intelligence, essential for successful robotic manipulation. AGILINK's approach involved mapping the actions of professional balloon artists to robotic hands, allowing the robot to learn both successful manipulation sequences and recovery strategies during failures. This dual focus on motion and contact intelligence is crucial, as maintaining stable interaction with the balloon is as important as executing the correct sequence of actions. In conjunction with the balloon dog demonstration, AGILINK introduced the OmniHand 3 Ultra-M, a dexterous robotic hand designed to enhance contact intelligence through advanced sensing and faster response capabilities. The hand features 20 active degrees of freedom and a direct-drive architecture, enabling precise force regulation and tactile sensing across its surface. The significance of these advancements extends beyond balloon animals, addressing broader challenges in robotics related to unstable and deformable interactions, such as delicate assembly and household tasks. As robotics research increasingly prioritizes interaction dynamics, AGILINK's innovations may pave the way for more effective manipulation in unpredictable real-world environments.
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Valuation Exceeds $1 Billion! AGILINK Completes New Round of Financing Worth Hundreds of Millions
AGILINK, a prominent developer specializing in robotic dexterous hands, has announced the successful completion of a financing round, securing hundreds of millions of RMB and achieving a valuation exceeding $1 billion. This significant funding will be allocated towards the advancement of new dexterous hand models, the creation of open-source datasets, and necessary hardware upgrades. The initiative aims to expedite the integration of these technologies into industrial automation and service robotics, addressing the growing demand for sophisticated robotic solutions in various sectors.
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