You don't have to be a rock climber to desire a stronger grip for your fingers and toes. Improving your grip can come in handy for many things. For example, carrying a heavy or awkwardly shaped item ...

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When it comes to building robots, why start from scratch when nature has already designed better materials and parts than our artificial ones? Japanese researchers have now developed a new way to ...

Researchers have long been aware of a phenomenon in speech called coarticulation, in which certain sounds are produced differently depending on the sounds that come before or after them. A new study ...

Hold your hand in front of you, palm up and fingers splayed. Now bend your fingers at their first joint past the knuckles. Your hand should look a bit like a spider on its back, curling up its legs — ...

Biomedical engineers are working to understand the biological, neurological and mechanical features of the human hand, features that enable dexterous manipulation and make it possible for a person to ...

Researchers have invented robotic grippers that mimic the muscle function of fingers, capable of picking up fragile objects of arbitrary shape and stiffness. The breakthrough combines artificial ...