Seeds | AgiBot' Dexterous Hand Subsidiary Completes Two Consecutive Funding Rounds

Gasgoo Munich- AGILINK, a dexterous hand subsidiary of AgiBot, closed two consecutive funding rounds on January 20, according to a report by Gasgoo Seeds. Led by GL Ventures and BlueRun Ventures, the company is now preparing to launch a new strategic financing round. Focusing on the "last 10 centimeters" of embodied intelligence in the physical world, AGILINK aims to drive the deployment of general artificial intelligence in real-world scenarios through a full matrix of products, full-stack dexterous data, and a comprehensive ecosystem.

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Dexterous hands are viewed as the core component enabling high operational capability in humanoid robots, accounting for roughly 20% of the total unit cost. Their performance directly sets the ceiling for robotic intelligence and the floor for physical utility. As global humanoid robot shipments are set to surpass 10,000 units in 2025, industry competition is shifting from motion control to fine manipulation—making dexterous hands a critical battleground. Leveraging its accumulation in product technology, mass production engineering, and ecosystem synergy, AGILINK is poised to establish a competitive edge as the industry reaches an inflection point.

For years, the dexterous hand sector remained stuck in a "scientific equipment" phase characterized by high costs and low volumes. AGILINK has broken that impasse, achieving scaled deployment across industrial manufacturing, logistics sorting, data collection and training, education and research, and commercial services. This has created a closed loop of "scenario feedback and product iteration." In 2025, the company began mass production of multiple dexterous hand models, reaching quarterly sales of several thousand units. Shipments are expected to climb further in 2026, accelerating the industry's transition from the laboratory to large-scale application.

In terms of product strategy, AGILINK employs a full matrix approach to cover diverse scenario needs involving different degrees of freedom, forms, and precision levels. It maintains technological leadership by adhering to a rhythm of "mass-producing one generation, developing the next, and pre-researching the future." Furthermore, the company has built a continuous data collection loop and a unified data foundation through highly adaptable, low-cost products, reinforcing its barriers in dexterous manipulation algorithms and system integration.

The head of AGILINK noted that the industry's core challenge lies not in single-point technological breakthroughs, but in the ability to complete operational loops continuously, reliably, and economically within complex real-world environments. The true industry tipping point will emerge from the deep integration of hardware, perception, control, algorithms, and data—a fusion that will redefine the development path for general robots over the next decade.

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