CAMBRIDGE, MA -- Inspired by the human finger, MIT researchers have developed a robotic hand that uses high-resolution touch sensing to accurately identify an object after grasping it just one time.

The next time you’re scrolling your phone, take a moment to appreciate the feat: The seemingly mundane act is possible thanks to the coordination of 34 muscles, 27 joints, and over 100 tendons and ...

Credit: Bio-Inspired Robotics Laboratory, University of Cambridge/Cover Images Researchers have designed a low-cost, energy-efficient robotic hand that can grasp a range of objects – and not drop them ...

A high-tech wristband enables wearers to control a robotic hand with such dexterity that it can play the piano. By moving their own hands and fingers, users can direct a robot to play keyboards or ...

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Students at the Springdale Public Library were treated to a workshop about biomechanical engineering led by representatives from the University of Arkansas. J.T. Wampler grew up in Fayetteville and ...

Hands can grab things, build things, communicate, and we control them intuitively with nothing more than a thought. To those who miss a hand, a prosthesis can be a life-changing tool for carrying out ...

Only a couple weeks removed from seeing a bunch of weird robots at CES, scientists have unveiled a new innovation in the world of creepy robotics — the detachable crawling robotic hand. Of course, one ...

Newly created soft-rigid robotic fingers incorporate powerful sensors along their entire length, enabling them to produce a robotic hand that could accurately identify objects after only one grasp.