The robot can bend, grasp and carry in ways humans can’t, which could help it navigate spaces too confined for human arms.

The result is something akin to Thing from “The Addams Family” — with all the scamper and skill, but none of the skin or ...

This New Skittering Robotic Hand Could Reach Things You Can't ...

Whatever our hands do--reaching, grabbing or manipulating objects--it always appears simple. Yet your hands are one of the most complicated, and important, parts of the body. Despite this, little is ...

Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and a technique inspired by the visual effects industry, a team of USC researchers, comprising two computer scientists and a radiologist, has developed the world ...

Video shows detachable crawling robot hand that's giving 'Addams Family' meets 'Terminator' vibes Credit: MashableOnly a ...

The strength required to access the high calorie content of bone marrow may have played a key role in the evolution of the human hand and explain why primates hands are not like ours, research has ...

Digital human anatomy and imaging techniques represent a paradigm shift in the study and application of anatomical information. By integrating advanced imaging modalities—such as high-resolution ...

Scientists have long linked the evolution of the human hand—unique for its lengthy opposable thumbs and dexterous fingers—to the rise of stone tools some 2.6 million years ago. These instruments, from ...

Animating human hands has long been considered one of the most challenging problems in computer graphics. That's because it has been impossible to capture the internal movement of the hand in motion - ...