A robotic hand can twist, turn, and grip in ways that cut motion. Could this change how robots work in spaces?

Precise maneuvers, especially when working in tight or unpredictable spaces. Until now, this limitation has been a major ...

Unlike traditional robot grippers, the MOTIF Hand is multimodal, meaning it can gather and respond to several types of sensory input at once. That includes pressure, temperature, and even motion.

image: MIT researchers have created an integrated design pipeline that enables a user with no specialized knowledge to quickly craft a customized 3D-printable robotic hand. view more ...

The design also expands the robotic arm's features. Thus, it’s able it to lift more than one object at the same time without needing to twist or reposition the arm.

In turn, roboticists have often used the human hand as the core inspiration of design when building robotic arms. The problem is that these soft-tipped robot hands lack the surface area, and often ...

The hand integrates high-resolution tactile sensing across 70% of its surface area, allowing for human-like adaptive grasping, and represents a significant leap forward in robotic intelligence and its ...

Ordinary robotic hands can cost $10,000 for each independently activated degree of freedom (dof). The Sandia Hand, which was developed with help from Darpa, can have up to 12 dof at $800 each ...

The development of Micro Hand S has involved clinicians from its beginning. This insight helps robotic researchers better understand the issues faced by surgeons, so that they can adjust designs ...

Until now, competing types of robotic hand designs offered a trade-off between strength and durability. One commonly used design, employing a rigid pin joint that mimics the mechanism in human ...

The Robotics and Mechanisms Laboratory (RoMeLa) of the College of Engineering at Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va., has developed a robotic hand that can ...