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LinkerBot Raises $217M to Build 'One Million Dexterous Hands' for Humanoid Robots

Beijing-based startup LinkerBot has raised $217 million in Series B funding to scale production of its dexterous robotic hands designed for humanoid robots. The company has already shipped over 10,000 hands to clients including Samsung, Stanford University, and the University of Hong Kong. LinkerBot's product line ranges from the entry-level O6 hand — with 11 degrees of freedom, a 50 kg grip force, and weighing just 370 grams — to the flagship L30, which achieves ±0.2 mm precision for complex assembly. The company also launched LinkerSkillNet, a library that converts human skills into standardized, transferable robot capabilities — currently containing about 500 skills and doubling every six months. CEO Alex Zhou envisions a future where 'you don't just buy a pair of hands, you buy the skills they gain over time.'

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