Swiss scientists have developed a robotic hand that can walk off on its own - rather like Thing from The Addams Family. The ...

What has opposable thumbs and is the most dexterous tool on the planet? The human hand, obviously. Well … not anymore. At ...

With up to six fingers that can bend in multiple directions, the innovative tool could one day be used to carry out tasks in tight spaces ...

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

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

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 ...

Designing an anthropomorphic robotic hand seems to make a lot of sense — right up until the point that you realize just how complex the human hand is. What works well in bone and sinew often doesn’t ...

A groundbreaking development has come from researchers at the University of Tokyo and Waseda University in Japan. They've created a biohybrid hand, a fusion of lab-grown muscle tissue and mechanical ...

By learning from human touch, robots can grip objects more safely and adapt to real-world conditions without massive training data.

Credit: 2025 LASA/CREATE/EPFL CC BY SA/Cover Images Swiss scientists have developed a robotic hand that can walk off on its ...