To artists, and a few scientists, the hand is as revealing as the face in expressing temperament, heredity, life habits, glandular function. One such scientist, Dr. Charlotte Wolff, physician and ...

Body language can offer a lot of information during social interactions, but it is far from an exact science. Experts can explain the meaning behind certain behaviors and hand gestures, but context ...

How does a robotic arm or a prosthetic hand learn a complex task like grasping and rotating a ball? Researchers address the classic 'nature versus nurture' question. The research demonstrates that the ...

A groundbreaking development has come from researchers at the University of Tokyo and Waseda University in Japan. They've created a biohybrid hand, a fusion of lab-grown muscle tissue and mechanical ...

Humans use all surfaces of the hand for contact-rich manipulation. Robot hands, in contrast, typically use only the fingertips, which can limit dexterity. In a new study from the lab of Aaron Dollar, ...

Keep your toddlers away from dispensers. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. All that hand sanitizer people have been slathering on ...