Building Dexterity

Insights into our our tech stack and approach to fine motor skills

Pre-seed Funding Round led by Fly Ventures and Toyota Ventures

Tangent Robotics raises $4.5M to advance the fine motor skills needed for complex, high-precision robotic manipulation.
A dual-arm robotic gripper carefully holds a red spherical object above a white surface in a clean laboratory, conveying precision.

TR01 “Heavy”: an Upgraded Hand with Stronger Fingers and a New Camera

An upgraded TR01 pairs stronger motors with improved vision to deliver more force, speed, and precision for dexterous manipulation.
Close-up of a black-and-gray robotic arm gripping a red-and-black object, highlighting precision machinery in a clean, futuristic setting.

The TR02 Hand

A three-fingered evolution of TR01 designed for stronger grasps, in-hand manipulation, and more complex dexterous tasks.
Close-up of a black robotic assembly tool positioning a white plastic gear on a metal fixture beside other gears in a precision workshop.

Towards Autonomous Dexterity

See how vision, touch, and imitation learning come together to enable autonomous fine-motor manipulation.
Two black robotic grippers delicately hold a small, bright red curved object against a plain white background, suggesting precision automation.

A Light Touch

Meet Popcorn, Tangent’s compact, sensitive touch sensor built to give robot hands practical, high-frequency force sensing.
A hand wearing a black motion-tracking device interacts with a robotic arm, demonstrating a human-machine interface setup in a laboratory environment.

We Don’t Copy Human Hands — We Capture What Makes Them Work

Iside the kinematics and teleoperation approach that lets TR01 precisely translate human fingertip movement into robotic dexterity.