Robots can automate factories and speed down racetracks, but these machines are still imperfect in many ways. For instance, the simple human act of gripping an object with just the right amount of ...

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Engineers have developed a pioneering prosthetic hand that can grip plush toys, water bottles, and other everyday objects like a human. The hand carefully conforms and adjusts its grasp to avoid ...

Our hands are works of art. A rigid skeleton provides structure. Muscles adjust to different weights. Our skin, embedded with touch, pressure, and temperature sensors, provides immediate feedback on ...

If you are thinking of building your very own desktop robot arm and were intrigued by the project published yesterday which took you through the process of creating a mini robotic arm using Arduino.

Linkerbot cofounder Alex Zhou is racing to mass produce affordable, dexterous robotic hands that will be game changers for humanoids and industrial robots. The lobby of Chinese robotics firm Linkerbot ...