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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

The result is something akin to Thing from “The Addams Family” — with all the scamper and skill, but none of the skin or ...

Zhejiang University researchers build a flexible robotic hand that literally “sees around corners,” combining deep learning ...

Designing an anthropomorphic robotic hand seems to make a lot of sense — right up until the point that you realize just how complex the human hand is. What works well in bone and sinew often doesn’t ...

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