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

In tests, the hand was able to detach from its arm, crawl like a small multi-legged robot, and retrieve up to three objects in sequence before reattaching. A hand crawling around, detached from an arm ...

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A new robotic hand resembles a beloved character from the Addams Family franchise. Like the sentient human hand called Thing, the mechanical limb can scurry around and operate on its own—in ways a ...

Engineers have showcased a robotic hand that can detach from its arm and move independently to grasp objects. The hand, developed by a team at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) ...

In tests, the hand was able to detach from its arm, crawl like a small multi-legged robot, and retrieve up to three objects in sequence before reattaching.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A hand crawling around, detached from an arm and seemingly with a life of its own. It might sound familiar to fans of The Addams ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In tests, the hand was able to detach from its arm, crawl like a small multi-legged robot, and retrieve up to three objects in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In tests, the hand was able to detach from its arm, crawl like a small multi-legged robot, and retrieve up to three objects in ...

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In tests, the hand was able to detach from its arm, crawl like a small multi-legged robot, and retrieve up to three objects in sequence before reattaching.

Researchers have developed a low-cost sensor glove that could enable robots to perform hand movements with greater dexterity, potentially improving their use in fields such as healthcare, virtual ...