Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, in collaboration with Shanghai Jiao Tong University, have developed an innovative inflatable robotic hand that allows upper limb amputees imme ...

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.

A new robot hand provides extremely fast and flexible finger movements, while also being tough enough to survive intense damage. That durability helps the hand, which is already being used in Google ...