With up to six fingers that can bend in multiple directions, the innovative tool could one day be used to carry out tasks in tight spaces

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The result is something akin to Thing from “The Addams Family” — with all the scamper and skill, but none of the skin or snark. (Despite the resemblance, neither researcher had heard of Thing until they began showing their new robot to others. “So no, it was definitely not inspired by that,” Dr. Billard said.)

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This New Skittering Robotic Hand Could Reach Things You Can't

To reliably complete household chores, assemble products and tackle other manual tasks, robots should be able to adapt their manipulation strategies based on the objects they are working with, similarly to how humans leverage information they gain via the sense of touch.