Botyard Intelligence designs and builds dexterous robotic hands, with its flagship product called the Gaoshan S1. The Gaoshan S1 uses a hybrid drive system primarily based on tendon-driven mechanisms and incorporates proprietary force-controlled tendon drive modules that the company says solve tendon creep. The company was co-founded by a former Alibaba executive alongside robotics professors from the University of Science and Technology of China and Harbin Institute of Technology, and its core team has more than a decade of R&D experience in dexterous manipulation. Botyard is at an early commercial stage and faces the typical commercialization challenges for dexterous hands, including competition from established and well-funded rivals. Financially, it has just raised a $20M angel round led by Qianrong Holdings with participation from Su Venture Capital and Xicheng Zhiyuan.

Total raised

$20M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Jun 2026