Our control and influence over Planet Earth as a species is due, in part, to the complexity and dexterity of the human hand.

Understanding hand action from the first-person video has emerged recently thanks to its wide potential applications such as hand rehabilitation, augmented reality. The majority of works mainly reply ...

This paper presents a study on human performance in recognizing affective expressions conveyed through movements of hand-like structures. One movement sequence, closing and opening the hand, was ...

Have you ever looked at your hands and wondered how and why human beings developed 5 fingers over the course of evolutionary ...

A hydrogel-based hand was poked, prodded, burned, and slashed to help robots 'feel.' Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday.

Zhengyang (Kris) Weng (MSR '25) brought a passion for the piano to MSR, where his independent project replicating a human hand could ultimately impact robots in hospital operating rooms. The gentle ...

A new synthetic "skin" gives robots the human touch. The low-cost, durable and highly-sensitive material can be added to robotic hands just like a glove, say scientists. It enables automatons to ...

A new synthetic "skin" gives robots the human touch. The low-cost, durable and highly-sensitive material can be added to robotic hands just like a glove, say scientists. It enables automatons to ...

HUMAN TRAFFICKING | 'That was normal behavior': Victim recalls being trafficked, then the aftermath of abuse. Dave Sutor, The Tribune-Democrat, Johnstown, Pa. Sun, June 8, 2025 at 11:48 AM UTC.

Laws banning gender-affirming care for transgender youth in the United States are inflicting severe harm on young people and their families, Human Rights Watch said in a report released today.

Video: China’s humanoid robot masters chopsticks, cooks dumplings, pours wine. The XHAND1 robotic hand offers 12 DOF with five fingers, enabling precise and human-like movements.