Robotic brains have reached near-genius levels, but their hands remain clumsy. Most robots still ...

Humans use all surfaces of the hand for contact-rich manipulation. Robot hands, in contrast, typically use only the fingertips, which can limit dexterity. In a new study from the lab of Aaron Dollar, ...

Researchers have designed a low-cost, energy-efficient robotic hand that can grasp a range of objects -- and not drop them -- using just the movement of its wrist and the feeling in its 'skin'.

Researchers in the US have developed a new revolutionary robotic hand that is capable ...

image: Inspired by the effortless way humans handle objects without seeing them, a team led by engineers at the University of California San Diego has developed a new approach that enables a robotic ...

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The Netflix drama "Wednesday" features a hand full of suture marks called "Thing." It is a bizarre being without a body, but it is treated as a full member of the Addams Family. The drama's ...

Engineers have created an inflatable robot so nimble it can beat the classic Nintendo game Super Mario Bros. What distinguishes Sochol's design is that it uses new fluidic circuits to control machines ...