Welcome, ProHand 1.0!
ProHand 1.0 is a research grade robotic hand from Proception AI, designed for contact rich manipulation and human inspired hand motion. It earns an overall Humanoid.Guide Hand Score of 7 out of 10, placing it in the capable and mature category. Its degrees of freedom rating is 5 out of 5, reflecting a top tier focus on dexterity, articulated motion, and the ability to form varied hand postures. The hand uses tendon driven actuation, which supports a compact finger structure while enabling controlled movement through cable based mechanisms. Distributed skin like tactile sensing is integrated across the hand to detect contact and pressure during interaction. The design also emphasizes serviceability and impact tolerance for sustained research and development use. ProHand 1.0 targets robotics teams working on manipulation systems that must interact with objects of different shapes, surfaces, and fragility levels. It is paired with ProGlove, a wearable system intended to capture human hand motion data for robot training and demonstration based development.
The hand combines a top tier degrees of freedom rating with a strength rating of 2 out of 5. This profile emphasizes dexterous control and nuanced finger positioning rather than ranking among the highest strength tiers. Tendon driven movement supports coordinated finger motion while helping preserve a lightweight, compact form factor. Tactile sensing adds an important interaction layer by providing contact and pressure feedback across the hand surface. This makes the platform relevant for manipulation research involving grasp adaptation, compliant handling, object exploration, and learning from human demonstrations. ProGlove extends the system by supporting the collection of human hand data, which can be used in training workflows for robotic manipulation.
ProHand 1.0 is in production and is offered by Proception Inc., also known as Proception AI, a United States manufacturer. The listed price is 22 000 USD, with purchasing inquiries handled through the manufacturer. Its combination of high dexterity scoring, tactile sensing, tendon based mechanics, and a companion data collection glove positions it as a specialized platform for research organizations and robotics companies. The product reflects the broader shift toward robot hands that are designed not only to move precisely, but also to gather interaction data and support learning based development. For teams building advanced manipulation systems, ProHand 1.0 provides a dedicated hardware foundation for experiments involving hand control, sensing, training data collection, and contact centered robotics.
