MiaHand

Prensilia was founded in 2009 as a spin-off of the Scuola Superiore Sant’Anna. Its birth was possible thanks to the ingenuity and willpower of a group of researchers who sought to make their developed technologies usable for all national and international research laboratories.

For years, the Tuscan company has supplied highly dexterous anthropomorphic grippers to various research centres and universities, both for educational and pure research purposes. Products developed by Prensilia have been included in several R&D projects across different fields, such as artificial intelligence, neuroscience, prosthetics, human-robot interaction and humanoid robotics.

Since 2016, Prensilia has increasingly taken the path of developing upper-limb prosthetic medical devices, aiming to significantly improve the life quality of people who have undergone amputation. The year 2016 was particularly significant for Prensilia, as it marked the beginning of the first prototype of Mia Hand.