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

Zhengyang (Kris) Weng (MSR '25) brought a passion for the piano to MSR, where his independent project replicating a human hand could ultimately impact robots in hospital operating rooms. The gentle ...

The human hand is amazingly complex. With 34 muscles, more than 30 tendons, and 27 bones, hands can grasp objects, express emotion, create works of art, and accomplish many of the tasks that drive ...

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HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. — Inside a lab at Northern Kentucky University, students and professors from multiple disciplines are working on a project to make life easier — and faster, and less intrusive — ...

The advent of artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized many sectors, including robotics. One of the most fascinating applications of this technology is in the design and construction of fully ...

Robotics has made jaw-dropping progress in perception, navigation, and even conversational interfaces. Yet one part of the human body continues ...

A robotic hand can pick up 24 different objects with human-like movements that emerge spontaneously, thanks to compliant materials and structures rather than programming. When you reach out your hand ...

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Forward-looking: When engineers at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) set out to rethink the human hand, they removed one of its defining constraints: attachment. The result is ...