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Robotics DEVELOPING

New robotic hand can walk, press keys and move objects on its own

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What happened

Engineers from the Soft Robotics Lab at ETH Zurich have adapted an off-the-shelf detached robotic hand so it can crawl across different surfaces, balance and interact with its environment.

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