Teen designs and builds a robotic hand with only LEGOs

In October, a student presented a robotic hand made entirely from LEGOs at the 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems in Hangzhou, China. But Jared Lepora isn’t in ...
New Scientist

Delicate robot hands know just how hard to squeeze

A robotic hand inspired by human skin can sense how hard an object is with a single digit’s touch and work out how much force is needed to grip it before the rest of the hand closes its grasp.
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Pianist Develops Robotic Hand That Helps Musicians Practice Passively

Anyone committed to building a particular skill is capable of experiencing the "ceiling effect," in which performance ...
Hackaday

Flexures Make Robotic Fingers Simpler To Print

Designing an anthropomorphic robotic hand seems to make a lot of sense — right up until the point that you realize just how complex the human hand is. What works well in bone and sinew often doesn’t ...
Singularity Hub

This Robotic Hand’s Electronic Skin Senses Exactly How Hard It Needs to Squeeze

Our hands are works of art. A rigid skeleton provides structure. Muscles adjust to different weights. Our skin, embedded with touch, pressure, and temperature sensors, provides immediate feedback on ...
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University of Florida lab working on making robotic hands more human-like

GAINESVILLE, Fla. (WCJB) - In this week’s Tech Tuesday, our partners at UF Innovate and SCAD Media highlight Dr. Eric Du and his lab at UF’s Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering, who are working on ...
Ars Technica

Robotic hand helps pianists overcome “ceiling effect”

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.