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

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

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

The robot hand is reported to benefit from precise torque control, with each of the fingers able to muster up to 10 N of fingertip pinch force. The four joints of each finger are driven by motors ...

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 ...

What just happened? Halloween isn't here yet, but researchers have already unveiled a robotic hand that can detach itself and crawl around on tiny, leg-like fingers to access objects out of reach. The ...

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 ...