With a small arsenal of 3D printers in his lab, he thought what a good project it would be to print a functional rubber hand ...

Think of actuators as the robot’s muscles —the technology that enables humanoids to move. Actuators come in three types: ...

Abstract: Mapping human hand motion to an anthropomorphic robotic hand is crucial for dexterous hand teleoperation. However, numerous challenges remain due to the high Degrees-of-Freedom (DoF) of ...

A programmable metamaterial finger can lock into four positions without electronics. A simpler, more functional future for ...