「中科硅纪」完成新一轮战略融资，推进行业级灵巧手+具身大小脑量产与场景落地 丨36氪首发

Group 1 - Zhongke Silicon Valley has completed a new round of strategic financing led by Huakong Fund, with participation from Nanjing Chuangtou, Taiya Capital, and Beijing Future Science City Fund, among others [1][2] - The financing will primarily be used for mass production of industry-level dexterous hand products, iteration of embodied small brain models, and expansion of industry application scenarios [2][3] - Zhongke Silicon Valley focuses on the research and development of hardware for robotic "upper limb" dexterous operations and system solutions, having been incubated from the Chinese Academy of Sciences since 2018 [2][3] Group 2 - The dexterous hand, as a key execution component, is transitioning from laboratory settings to real operational scenarios, with a consensus on the need for balanced performance in load, response speed, durability, and cost for high-quality dexterous hands [3][4] - The company launched the Casia Hand series at the World Robot Conference, covering four product directions: industrial, service, special, and consumer, with 100% localization of core components [3][4] - The Casia Hand series includes various models, such as a three-finger dexterous hand for household and service robots, and a high-speed hand for industrial applications, capable of joint angular speeds up to 720 degrees/second and over one million cycles of lifespan [4][5] Group 3 - The Casia Hand employs a rope-driven solution to balance degrees of freedom, load, and compliance, addressing common issues in engineering applications through the use of metal alloy ropes and redesigned tension control [5][6] - The company has developed a high-precision optical fiber sensing data glove to capture multi-joint movements of the human hand, facilitating control of dexterous hands or robotic arms while collecting operational data [6][8] - Zhongke Silicon Valley integrates dexterous hands with embodied small brain models, providing both basic control and action libraries, as well as advanced task understanding and reasoning capabilities through a larger brain model [8][9] Group 4 - The software delivery allows users to quickly deploy dexterous hands in sorting and assembly scenarios without starting from scratch on data collection and model training, significantly shortening development cycles [9][10] - Investors highlight the team's deep technical foundation from national research institutions and their effective commercialization capabilities, with expectations for the company to deepen core technologies and accelerate product commercialization [10][11] - The potential applications of the dexterous hands extend beyond research to significant industrial and household scenarios, indicating a strong market opportunity [11]