Engineers have showcased a robotic hand that can detach from its arm and move independently to grasp objects. The hand, developed by a team at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL) ...

Introduction to EPFL's robotic arm and detachable hand. How the robotic hand was developed. How the hand can grasp and carry objects. Researchers at EPFL's (École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne) ...

A hand crawling around, detached from an arm and seemingly with a life of its own. It might sound familiar to fans of The Addams Family or Wednesday, but this "Thing" isn't fantasy, it's a tech ...

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Non-invasive neural earbuds enable hands-free, voice-free, camera-free, screen-free robotic arm control, advancing ...

How does a robotic arm or a prosthetic hand learn a complex task like grasping and rotating a ball? Researchers address the classic 'nature versus nurture' question. The research demonstrates that the ...

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What if the future of industrial automation could fit in the palm of your hand? Imagine a robot arm so compact it could rest on your desk, yet so precise it operates with sub-micrometer accuracy, a ...

Ghanim Al Shnen became a pioneer in the use of mind-controlled robotic limbs after losing both his arms. Although he would ...

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 — ...

Sac State students are on six of eight teams competing in Kings Capitalize this year, including the creators of Helping Hand, ...

Engineers have built a detachable robotic hand that can crawl into hard-to-reach spaces to retrieve objects. The spider-like device can be fitted with multiple fingers and is reversible, meaning it ...