Gizmo Watch

Attractively done mechanics can be spooky at times and exciting otherwise. Now, this freakin’ mechanical hand which is a copy of artist Nik Ramage’s own hand has a faulty balance that can take it across the thin line just anytime and with just...

Creating a robotic hand, undergrad students from Virginia tech and Mechanism Lab have mustered what they call the RAPHaEL, a compressed air-powered robotic hand capable of doing all types of grasping chores. The elastic ligament of the flexible hand,...

The developers of a female robot Aiko have also created a hand with five functional fingers, 15 movable joints, and feedback sensitivity. The hand doesn't consume much power and though has been designed for Aiko, can be used on amputees forearms as...