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Developing a durable and affordable hand is one of the biggest challenges in robotics.

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Students presented projects at the 70th Greater New Orleans Science and Engineering Fair last week. Here, we highlight a few.

[Ivan Miranda] isn’t afraid to dream big, and hopes to soon build a 3D printed giant robot he can ride around on. As the first step towards that goal, he’s built a giant printed hand big enough to ...

Zhengyang (Kris) Weng (MSR '25) brought a passion for the piano to MSR, where his independent project replicating a human hand could ultimately impact robots in hospital operating rooms. The gentle ...

The Tesla Optimus humanoid can now catch tennis balls thrown at it, thanks to a new hand upgrade. A video shared on the company’s social media handles shows the robot adjusting its hands to catch ...

UNLV engineering student Truc Tran stood next to a robot Monday just before turning on its power. After flipping a switch, the 26-year-old waited for a few minutes for charging at the university’s ...