Well, those hands have recently become even more useful, as each one is now capable of simultaneously holding and manipulating an object. Ordinarily, the fingers of a robotic hand are moved by ...

A highly dexterous, human-like robotic hand with fingertip touch sensors can delicately hold eggs, use tweezers to pick up computer chips and crush drink cans. The hand could eventually be used as ...

Researchers at MIT have developed a new robot that can easily perform some of type of kitchen tasks such as peeling multiple vegetables. In a recent video, the robot is seen peeling a squash with ...

Paired with the ability to leverage tactile feedback, proprioception allows the robot hand to sense the object it’s holding and adjust its grip accordingly without help from a passive support ...

From holding a ball to daintily grasping a chopstick, a new robotic hand developed by scientists in the UK can grab a range of objects just by moving its wrist and the feeling of its "skin".

Specially-designed robotic hands would soon allow friends and family to hold hands over the internet and help them experience the sensation of touch. It plugs into a computer and communicates with ...

The 3D-printed hand was initially trained using plastic balls Scientists have designed a robotic hand that can grasp and hold objects using only the movement of its wrist. The 3D-printed hand was ...

was overjoyed when his sense of touch returned after he was fitted with an 'amazing' new robotic hand. The implant was so good at sensory tasks that he was able to hold his five-year-old ...

Keven Walgamott wasn’t sure what to expect when scientists first hooked up what was left of his arm to a computer. Last year — 14 years after he lost his hand and part of his arm in an ...

The 3D-printed hand was created by a team ... Video caption, The sensors act like the robot's skin to give it information about the objects it is holding Dr Thomas George-Thuruthel, formerly ...