There is a place on FIU's smoke-free campus where cigarette smoking is allowed. But not just any cigarette. And only if you’re a robot. Professor Hoshang Unwalla, a researcher at the FIU Herbert ...

This robotic hand is just as dextrous in the dark as it is when it can “see” its surroundings, just like a human hand is when trying to feel around for something. This is proprioceptive ...

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.

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This latest robotic hand developed by the UK-based Shadow Robot Company can go from fully open to closed within 500 milliseconds and perform a fingertip pinch with up to 10 newtons of force.

In a proof-of-concept demonstration, the robot hand was able to pick up an unusual range of objects including — but not limited to — a plastic bottle, tennis ball, sponge, rubber duck, pen ...

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