Here’s some nightmare fuel from the world of robotics: a robot arm with a six-fingered hand that can detach itself and crawl ...

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

To reliably complete household chores, assemble products and tackle other manual tasks, robots should be able to adapt their manipulation strategies based on the objects they are working with, ...

The symmetrical design and flexible fingers mean that the robot can transport objects on either side of its body. For humans, ...

A company called OpenAI says it has developed a robot hand that grips objects in a more human-like way, and it didn't have to be taught by humans -- it learned all on its own. Share on Facebook (opens ...

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

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, ...

German startup Agile Robots has previewed a new humanoid robot designed for real-world industrial ...

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Johns Hopkins University engineers have developed a pioneering prosthetic hand that can grip plush toys, water bottles, and other everyday objects like a human, carefully conforming and adjusting its ...