A robotic hand can pick up 24 different objects with human-like movements that emerge spontaneously, thanks to compliant materials and structures rather than programming. When you reach out your hand ...

This is the impressive moment a robotic hand grasps objects just like a human. Scientists at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) have created a robotic hand that can pick up ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Scientists have for the first time given a realistic sense of touch to people operating a robotic hand via ...