Recent advancements in technology have revolutionized the world of assistive and medical tools, and prosthetic limbs are no exception. We've come a long way from the rigid, purely cosmetic prosthetics ...

Switzerland-based Mimic Robotics AG said Monday it has raised $16 million in seed funding from Elaia and Speedinvest to ...

A groundbreaking development has come from researchers at the University of Tokyo and Waseda University in Japan. They've created a biohybrid hand, a fusion of lab-grown muscle tissue and mechanical ...

Called the Educational SoftHand-A, created by Jared K. Lepora from Bristol Grammar School with guidance from his father, Dr Nathan F. Lepora of the University of Bristol, mimics the natural motion of ...

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 ...

A four-fingered robotic hand built from Lego Mindstorms pieces can push, pull and grip with almost as much force as a leading ...

Swiss start-up Mimic has developed a dexterous robotic hand that could provide manufacturers with a cheaper and more reliable ...

Anyone committed to building a particular skill is capable of experiencing the "ceiling effect," in which performance plateaus after years of training. For hobbyists, this is frustrating; for ...

SEVEN NEWS. WE ARE COUNTING DOWN TO THE 101ST BURNING OF ZOZOBRA WITH SOMETHING NEW. THIS YEAR, HE’LL HAVE A ROBOTIC HAND DESIGNED AND BUILT IN NEW MEXICO. TODD KURTZ TAKES US BEHIND THE SCENES.

Fast and complex multi-finger movements generated by the hand exoskeleton. Credit: Shinichi Furuya When it comes to fine-tuned motor skills like playing the piano, practice, they say, makes perfect.

The man — who had a stroke years earlier and cannot speak or move — was able to hold, move and drop objects just by imagining himself doing so Getty Researchers at UC San Francisco (UCSF) have created ...