The robot can bend, grasp and carry in ways humans can’t, which could help it navigate spaces too confined for human arms.

Here’s some nightmare fuel from the world of robotics: a robot arm with a six-fingered hand that can detach itself and crawl ...

What has opposable thumbs and is the most dexterous tool on the planet? The human hand, obviously. Well … not anymore. At least according to engineers at École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne’s ...

The symmetrical design and flexible fingers mean that the robot can transport objects on either side of its body. For humans, ...

EPFL's robotic appendage features fingers that bend both ways and is designed to retrieve objects from spaces too hazardous ...

Video shows detachable crawling robot hand that's giving 'Addams Family' meets 'Terminator' vibes Credit: MashableOnly a ...

Engineers at EPFL have developed a highly dexterous, reversible robotic hand that can detach and move independently from its arm.

The result is something akin to Thing from “The Addams Family” — with all the scamper and skill, but none of the skin or ...

Stranger Thing: Scientists build robot hand that can go walkabout like Addams Family character. Swiss scientists have ...

Unlike traditional robotic grippers fixed to stationary arms, this dual-mode manipulator functions both as a conventional end effector and as an independent mobile tool. Once undocked, ...