While the majority of currently available robotic hands are designed to mirror the highly dexterous human hand, their asymmetric structure — which enables grasping from one side only — and limited ...

What has opposable thumbs and is the most dexterous tool on the planet? The human hand, obviously. Well … not anymore. At ...

Maia Hirsch, 24, was always more fascinated with scientific systems and robotics than imported silks and lambskin leather.

In tests, the hand was able to detach from its arm, crawl like a small multi-legged robot, and retrieve up to three objects in sequence before reattaching. A hand crawling around, detached from an arm ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hand crawling around, detached from an arm and seemingly with a life of its own. It might sound familiar to fans of The Addams ...

If The Addams Family was a science fiction show, “Thing” might look something like this. Researchers have developed a robotic hand that can not only skitter about on its fingertips, it can also bend ...

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A hand crawling around, detached from an arm and seemingly with a life of its own. It might sound familiar to fans of The Addams Family or Wednesday, but this "Thing" isn't fantasy, it's a tech ...

Consider the marvelous physics of the human knee. The largest hinge joint in the body, it has two rounded bones held together ...

With its opposable thumb, multiple joints and gripping skin, human hands are often considered to be the pinnacle of dexterity, and many robotic hands are designed in their image. But having been ...