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Tangent Robotics
Tangent Robotics builds dexterous robot hands and the tactile sensing and control policies that drive them, spun out of Columbia University's ROAM Lab. Its TR01 (8-DOF, two-finger) and TR02 (10-DOF, three-finger) hands integrate the company's proprietary Popcorn optical touch sensors, which stream tactile data at 240 Hz into learned visuotactile manipulation policies. The stated goal is to supply general-purpose hands for general-purpose robots, positioning the company as a manipulation/sensing component supplier to the broader robot ecosystem.
HeadquartersNew York, US
Founded2025
Corporate fundingNot disclosed
TeamNot listed
Deployments0
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Company overview
Identity and operating footprint
Company typeComponent supplier
Market segmentCorporate
StageSeed (venture-backed; amount undisclosed)
FoundersPedro Piacenza (Co-Founder & CEO), Matei Ciocarlie (Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer), Ioannis Kymissis (Co-Founder)
Regions servedNorth America
Countries deployedNot listed
Service footprintNot listed
Last reviewed2026-07-16
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Company timeline
Milestones and announcements
2026-06-01Introduced TR02, a three-fingered 10-DOF hand for skilled tactile manipulationYahoo News
2026-06-01Photos: New TR02 robotic hand transitions objects from fingertips to palm like humans do ↗Yahoo News
2026-04-01Introduced the Popcorn optical touch sensor for tactile manipulationTangent Robotics
2025-11-01Introduced TR01, an 8-DOF two-fingered dexterous hand prototypeTangent Robotics
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