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On October 27, 2026, Xiaomi Technology's official Weibo account publicly disclosed R&D progress on a new-generation high-degree-of-freedom bionic hand. The design is based on real production data from the pilot test center of Xiaomi Auto's Intelligent Manufacturing Department, and is positioned as a general-purpose dexterous manipulation solution for flexible manufacturing scenarios. The team collected motion data from 1,827 of 2,579 standard operating procedures across 16 typical work sections, covering more than 70.8% of manual operations in typical work sections, and confirmed that 21 degrees of freedom is the optimal balance point for current factory scenarios, with the average stable grasp success rate improved by 15% to 38% compared with 6- to 15-degree-of-freedom versions. The solution adopts a 26-motor hybrid drive that is primarily tendon-driven and integrates 5 direct-drive degrees of freedom; the palm weighs 324 grams, full-palm tactile coverage reaches 1,500 sensing points, and the resolution is 1 mm between fingers and 2 mm on the palm. An October 30 report further stated that simulations show the average stable grasp success rate of the 17- to 21-degree-of-freedom tiers is 15% to 38% higher than that of the 6- to 15-degree-of-freedom tiers, while gains slow beyond 23 degrees of freedom; under harsh operating conditions, power consumption per hand can exceed 100 W, and there is currently no timetable for mass production, cost, or external supply.
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Oct 30
Intelligent Manufacturing Network
Xiaomi Unveils New-Generation Bionic Hand: 21 Degrees of Freedom Derived from 1,827 Factory SOPs
Xiaomi has announced core information about its new-generation bionic hand, including 21 degrees of freedom, hybrid drive with 26 motors, and 1,500-point full-palm tactile sensing. The 21 degrees of freedom come from motion-capture data of 1,827 of the 2,579 standard operating procedures at Xiaomi's automobile factory; simulations show that the average stable grasp success rate at the 17-to-21 degrees-of-freedom tier is 15% to 38% higher than at the 6-to-15 tier, with gains slowing beyond 23. The palm primarily uses tendon-driven actuation plus 5 direct-drive degrees of freedom, weighs 324 grams, and can consume over 100W per hand under harsh operating conditions; there is currently no timeline for mass production, cost, or external supply.
Oct 28
Leiphone
Microsoft sends voluntary departure invitations to 60,000 employees; DeepSeek's Liang Wenfeng enters top ten of rich list with 280 billion; OpenAI releases GPT-6.1 Terra
Microsoft launches a voluntary departure program involving about 60,000 employees, roughly 27% of its global workforce, applicable to employees at job grade 70 and below in the United States, Canada, India, and the United Kingdom; they must decide by early December and leave by the end of the year. DeepSeek founder Liang Wenfeng, with wealth of 280 billion yuan, appears for the first time on the Hurun Rich List at seventh place, and the company is aggressively expanding its team. OpenAI releases the new model GPT-6.1 Terra, with its price cut in half.
Oct 27
Intelligent Manufacturing Network
Xiaomi Unveils 21-DOF Bionic Dexterous Hand: 26-Motor Hybrid Drive, Full-Palm 1,500-Point Tactile Coverage
Xiaomi Technology's official WeChat account has disclosed R&D progress on a new-generation high-DOF bionic hand. The design is based on real production data from the pilot test center of Xiaomi Auto's Intelligent Manufacturing Department, and is positioned as a general-purpose dexterous manipulation solution for flexible manufacturing scenarios. The team collected motion data from 1,827 of 2,579 SOPs across 16 typical workstations, covering more than 70.8% of manual operation processes at typical workstations, and confirmed that 21 DOF is the optimal balance point for current factory scenarios, with average stable grasp success rates improving by 15% to 38% compared with 6- to 15-DOF versions. The design adopts a 26-motor hybrid drive that is primarily tendon-driven and integrates 5 direct-drive DOF; the hand itself weighs only 324 grams, with full-palm tactile coverage of 1,500 sensing points, at 1 mm resolution between fingers and 2 mm on the palm.