A major technical challenge remains in teaching a robot to grasp an object, then ...

Or, more specifically, an Addams Family -inspired detached robot hand. Like its gothic sitcom predecessor, this fully articulated appendage can balance on its own fingertips and creep around. This ...

A 16-joint robotic hand learns to manipulate different objects through simulation-based training without human demonstrations ...

For many of us, the last—and only—time we've seen a walking hand was Thing in "The Addams Family" movies or TV series. Now there's another. Engineers from the Soft Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich have ...

If you grew up watching The Addams Family, you probably remember Thing crawling around as a disembodied hand. Now, researchers have built something remarkably similar. Engineers at ETH Zurich’s Soft ...

Suleymaan Khan, a 17-year-old from Birmingham, developed an affordable gesture-controlled robotic hand costing about £30. His ...

A team of researchers in Switzerland released details of a perfect spooky season project: a disembodied robot hand that uses ...

What if the future of robotics and prosthetics could fit in the palm of your hand? Enter the Wuji Hand, a new innovation that redefines what’s possible in human-like motion and precision. With its 20 ...

The five-fingered version of the robotic hand exercises a level of dexterity comparable to that of a human being. A second version added a sixth finger. The latest robot creation is rooted in human ...

Robotic hands usually come bolted to the wrist of a mechanical arm, waiting for their humanoid owners to move them over to whatever knob or valve needs turning. However, at ETH Zürich’s Soft Robotics ...

Here’s a party trick: Try opening a bottle of water using your thumb and pointer finger while holding it without spilling. It sounds simple, but the feat requires strength, dexterity, and coordination ...