Teen designs and builds a robotic hand with only LEGOs

In October, a student presented a robotic hand made entirely from LEGOs at the 2025 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems in Hangzhou, China. But Jared Lepora isn’t in ...
MIT Technology Review

A robot hand taught itself to solve a Rubik’s Cube after creating its own training regime

Over a year ago, OpenAI, the San Francisco–based for-profit AI research lab, announced that it had trained a robotic hand to manipulate a cube with remarkable dexterity. That might not sound ...
GeekWire

UW team creates robotic hand that learns to become more dexterous than yours

BOT or NOT? This special series explores the evolving relationship between humans and machines, examining the ways that robots, artificial intelligence and automation are impacting our work and lives.
Futurism

Scientists in Japan Build Robot to Hold Hands With Lonely People

Scientists from Japan’s Gifu University built a robot hand for men to clasp when they feel lonely. The robot hand clasps to a user’s forearm so they can let go without dropping it to the ground. The ...
Business Wire

FANUC America Launches New Robot Tutorial Website for All

ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Starting today, students, customers, integrators and industry partners interested in diving deeper into the many functions of FANUC robots and collaborative ...