A new robotic hand resembles a beloved character from the Addams Family franchise. Like the sentient human hand called Thing, ...

The robot can bend, grasp and carry in ways humans can’t, which could help it navigate spaces too confined for human arms.

The symmetrical design and flexible fingers mean that the robot can transport objects on either side of its body. For humans, ...

This New Skittering Robotic Hand Could Reach Things You Can't ...

EPFL's robotic appendage features fingers that bend both ways and is designed to retrieve objects from spaces too hazardous ...

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To reliably complete household chores, assemble products and tackle other manual tasks, robots should be able to adapt their ...

The result is something akin to Thing from “The Addams Family” — with all the scamper and skill, but none of the skin or ...

Robots can lift heavy loads and work nonstop, tirelessly moving boxes or assembling parts on an assembly line. But ask them to perform something simple for a human, like turning a door handle, ...

Researchers demonstrated a highly dexterous robot hand, one that combines an advanced sense of touch with motor learning algorithms in order to achieve a high level of dexterity. In addition, the hand ...