Engineers have developed a prosthetic hand that can grip plush toys, water bottles, and other everyday objects ... promising solution for people with hand loss and could improve how robotic arms ...

In tests, able-bodied volunteers used the hand to pick up stuffed toys and dish sponges without excessive squeezing ... Even with multiple joints and a dynamic palm, squishy robotic hands have a ...

This new bionic hand is a big step forward. It translates touch signals into nerve-like messages, helping the brain ...

Johns Hopkins University engineers have created a groundbreaking prosthetic hand that can grip everyday objects like a human ...

They'll need to work with delicate materials such as glass, fabric, or soft toys. That's why a hybrid robot, designed like the human hand, is so valuable—it combines soft and rigid structures, just ...

The researchers found that the prosthetic hand could securely grasp 15 everyday objects ranging from a soft toy to a metal ...

The Tatum T1 in use, with a more human-like skin covering the robot. (Credit: Tatum Robotics) This also answers the question of why one would not just use a simple braille cell on a hand ...

The system’s hybrid design is a first for robotic hands, which have typically been too rigid or too soft to replicate a human’s touch when handling objects of varying textures and materials. The ...

A father in central China has wowed mainland social media, and even the country’s foreign ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning, ...