# ABB Robotics and PSYONIC pair the Ability Hand with the GoFa cobot to train robots on human grasping data

Canonical page: https://technooptimist.io/stories/abb-robotics-and-psyonic-pair-the-ability-hand-with-the-gofa-cobot-to-ff534635
Date: 16 Jun 2026
About: [PSYONIC](https://technooptimist.io/companies/psyonic.md) · [Ability Hand](https://technooptimist.io/neurotech/ability-hand.md)
Original source: https://www.cityam.com/abb-robotics-and-psyonic-use-human-generated-data-to-advance-robotic-dexterity/

ABB Robotics is working with PSYONIC to study how touch and motion data from people using the Ability Hand can teach robots delicate, variable tasks that are hard to automate. ABB's GoFa cobot supplies the repeatable motion needed to measure grip force, finger position and movement consistently.

## Key facts

- Target sectors: automotive, aerospace, packaging and logistics, life sciences
- Akhtar: dexterous manipulation is "a data challenge as much as a hardware challenge"
- PSYONIC described as a San Diego company founded in 2015

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