A Bristol-based roboticist has developed a robotic prosthetic hand using 3D-printed components that costs as little as £650, which is much cheaper than existing technology. Joel Gibbard first came up ...

Commercial hand prostheses with articulating fingers have become quite advanced. These new devices in some cases have properties exceeding our human hands, for example, being able to rotate a ...

Robots are picking up human instincts: sensing heat, pressure, and even the weight of objects. A student team at USC Viterbi, working with assistant professor of computer science Daniel Seita, has ...

Watch this robotic hand grab hold of an egg, fruits, a large plastic container, and a jug of orange juice. By Charlotte Hu Published Dec 16, 2021 3:00 PM EST Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 ...

Phantom limb pain is a common problem for people who undergo amputation, and so is the ability to function even with a regular prosthetic, but a medical advance that sounds like it comes straight out ...

Human touch is an amazing sense, and the human hand is an incredible tool. We can pinch feathers and heave dumbbells. We can grip rough rocky cliffs, gently hold raw eggs, and discern tiny, ...

Researchers in Japan have tested a colossal robotic hand to clear earthquake rubble, paving the way for a breakthrough in disaster preparedness. The robot has been built through a collaboration ...

Researchers in Japan and Switzerland have revealed a giant robotic hand that could transform how communities prepare for and recover from natural disasters. Built through a collaboration between ...

A 3D-printed robotic hand that costs just £1,000 to produce has won the 2015 James Dyson Award in the UK. Open Bionics, a prototype project developed by 25-year-old robotics graduate Joel Gibbard, can ...

Tesla has paused mass production of its humanoid robot, Optimus, as engineers struggle to perfect the design of its hands and ...