If we look across the whole of the mammal branch of the tree of life we find there are many groups of mammals that have ...

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 ...

To think about an artificial limb is to think about a person. It's an object of touch and motion made to be used, one that ...

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 ...

In a world first, France has legislated to tax fast fashion brands, but Australia continues to lag behind other countries in ...

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.