Developing a durable and affordable hand is one of the biggest challenges in robotics.

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To build a “hand” for a robot apple picker, Joe Davidson first had to learn how to pick apples. After all, he was an engineer, not a farmer. “Picking apples seems like a very simple thing to do,” ...

AgileX Robotics has unveiled a new demonstration combining its robotics arm and hand to execute intricate manipulation tasks with smooth, human-like efficiency. A new video released by the firm ...

July 25 (UPI) --A research team led by engineers with the University of California San Diego has shown off a robotic hand that can rotate an object in its palm using touch-based sensors rather than by ...

Sanctuary AI's Phoenix robot is certainly an impressive beast, with hydraulically actuated hands that are incredibly dextrous. Well, those hands have recently become even more useful, as each one is ...

The research team led by Dr. Minki Sin, Senior Researcher at KIMM, has developed an ultra-light robotic prosthetic hand that allows amputees to stably and efficiently grasp various objects with simple ...

LAS VEGAS, Jan. 12, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- CES 2026 launched with embodied AI commercialization as its core focus. Following humanoid robots' mass production debut in 2025, dexterous hands have become ...