That’s why Shaw and his fellow researchers at CMU developed a low-cost robotic hand that can be assembled at home with a 3D printer and a screwdriver.

Inspired by the effortless way humans handle objects without seeing them, engineers have developed a new approach that enables a robotic hand to rotate objects solely through touch, without ...

Newly created soft-rigid robotic fingers incorporate powerful sensors along their entire length, enabling them to produce a robotic hand that could accurately identify objects after only one grasp.

Watch this robotic hand grab hold of an egg, fruits, a large plastic container, and a jug of orange juice.

These robotic hands are able to do so much that some researchers believe they won't only be good for dangerous defense missions, but will also serve to help people who need prosthetic hands.

Robotic hands do show a lot of promise for various applications, but their mechanical complexity still limits their possible uses. A new air-powered hand is much simpler, but still dextrous enough ...

WASHINGTON A paralyzed man is regaining a sense of touch while using a mind-controlled robotic hand, feeling subtle pressure in his own fingers when the artificial ones are touched. The experiment ...

The Citadel class is building robotic hands to speak American Sign Language as a teaching aid and potentially to substitute when a translator can't be brought in.

Once engineers give the robot an objective, 3D cameras and depth sensors create a virtual copy of an object. The hand's AI then runs myriad simulations to help it quickly figure out what to do.

Kenny Shaw/CMUUse your hands for a moment. Grab that bottle on your desk and unscrew the cap. Or get a pencil or pen and write your name. You might already be using your hand to read this story on ...