The recognition highlights Prima 1’s engineering, design and innovation in physical AI.
HANGZHOU, China, Nov. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Xynova today announced that Prima 1, its fully direct-drive dexterous robotic hand with 22 degrees of freedom, has been named a CES 2027 Innovation Awards® Honoree in the Artificial Intelligence category. Built for embodied AI research and scalable deployment, Prima 1 brings together responsive actuation, high force transparency and visuo-tactile sensing to give AI engineers fine-grained control over physical interactions and rich sensory feedback for developing and evaluating dexterous manipulation policies.
Prima 1 receives honoree of 2027 CES Innovation Award
Organized by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA), the CES Innovation Awards® program recognizes outstanding technology products. Submissions are evaluated by an independent panel of industry experts across three criteria: engineering and functionality, aesthetics and design, and the product’s uniqueness and innovation.
Dexterous manipulation remains a central challenge in embodied AI. Handling objects requires robots to coordinate movement, force and sensory feedback as contact conditions change. Developing these capabilities calls for responsive hardware and detailed physical interaction data—both central to Prima 1’s design.
Its fully direct-drive architecture delivers millisecond-level response and precise force control, with low backdrive force and high force transparency supporting responsive physical interaction. Five-finger visuo-tactile sensing captures detailed contact feedback for data collection and manipulation research, while advanced thermal management and engineering-grade durability sustain continuous, long-duration operation.
Designed as an open research platform, Prima 1 supports robotic imitation learning, teleoperation and Sim-to-Real policy transfer. SDK access to control functions and rich operating data gives researchers flexibility to develop, test and evaluate their own manipulation models and control strategies.
“Dexterous manipulation is what will let humanoid robots move beyond basic tasks and interact meaningfully with the physical world. Being named a CES 2027 Innovation Awards® Honoree marks an important milestone for Xynova and reinforces our commitment to advancing physical AI,” said Alex Xia, Founder and CEO of Xynova.
Meet Xynova
Xynova welcomes researchers, robotics developers and ecosystem partners to explore its technologies and discuss collaboration opportunities. This week, the company is exhibiting at the Conference on Robot Learning (CoRL), November 9–11, at Booth 604, and at Web Summit in Lisbon, November 9–12, at Booth E109.
At CES 2027, January 6–9 in Las Vegas, Xynova will showcase Prima 1 alongside Flex 2, its hybrid-drive dexterous hand engineered for precision manipulation in real-world applications. Visitors can meet the team and experience live demonstrations at Booth 12918, North Hall, Las Vegas Convention Center.
About Xynova
Xynova is a full-stack provider of general-purpose dexterous manipulation solutions for the embodied AI industry. Its product portfolio includes Prima 1, a fully direct-drive dexterous hand built for embodied AI research and scalable deployment, and Flex 2, a hybrid-drive dexterous hand engineered for precision manipulation in real-world applications.
A unicorn in the physical AI industry, Xynova is headquartered in Hangzhou, China, with a 5,400-square-meter manufacturing facility supporting in-house R&D and production. While continuing to serve the Chinese market, the company is expanding relationships with customers, university research teams and ecosystem partners across the United States and Europe.
For more information, visit www.xynova.ai.
