As psychotherapist Belynder Walia explains, hand holding is something humans have done for centuries. And it's a practice that's been subject to much research looking into why we have this impulse ...

"The goal from the beginning has been to create a prosthetic hand that we model based on the human hand's physical and sensing capabilities—a more natural prosthetic that functions and feels like a ...

Using light-conductive materials, researchers have built a robot hand that can sense shapes and textures. Soft robotics holds promise for better prosthetics or machines with a more "human" touch.