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

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, ...

Stranger Thing: Scientists build robot hand that can go walkabout like Addams Family character. Swiss scientists have ...

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

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

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

Introduction to EPFL's robotic arm and detachable hand. How the robotic hand was developed. How the hand can grasp and carry objects. Researchers at EPFL's (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) ...

To reliably complete household chores, assemble products and tackle other manual tasks, robots should be able to adapt their ...

Unlike traditional robotic grippers fixed to stationary arms, this dual-mode manipulator functions both as a conventional end effector and as an independent mobile tool. Once undocked, ...

(Nanowerk News) MIT researchers have created an interactive design pipeline that streamlines and simplifies the process of crafting a customized robotic hand with tactile sensors. Typically, a ...

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