The human response to being tickled is really danged weird. When someone pokes another someone just so, the result is often ...

An ultra-light robotic prosthetic hand has been developed that enables both precision fingertip control and shape-adaptive ...

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 ...

And adding sensors, such as those for temperature, could push the engineered hand even closer to a human’s. Improving the dexterity of the hands isn’t only “essential for next-generation prostheses," ...

A robotic hand can pick up 24 different objects with human-like movements that emerge spontaneously, thanks to compliant materials and structures rather than programming. When you reach out your ...

Tesla has showcased the increasing flexibility of its Optimus humanoid robot. Check out its newest dance moves.

Our hands perform thousands of complex tasks every day – can artificial intelligence help robots match these extraordinary human appendages? The human hand is one of the most staggeringly ...

in a similar layout to human hands. The robotic hand also uses a magnetic connector at the wrist, allowing it to attach and detach from an arm autonomously. The hand’s fingers can bend in both ...

Imagine a robot helping a doctor perform surgery with the precision of a machine and the care of a human hand. That's exactly ...