Researchers create walking disembodied hand
The gist
ETH Zurich researchers built a 1.8-pound robotic hand that walks on its own fingers.
It could let future robots work in tight spaces a full arm cannot reach.
How it unfolded
- Sep 21, 2026PC Gamer publishes an article on the disembodied AI robot hand that walks like a spider.
- Sep 22, 2026Gizmodo reports the hand is based on a standard anthropomorphic right hand with five fingers and 20 actuator joints, weighs 1.8 pounds (818 grams), and navigated 14 types of indoor and outdoor surfaces.
- Sep 24, 2026Digital Trends reports the hand can crawl across 14 surfaces, push itself upright in 21 of 25 attempts when tipped, selected the correct key 29 times out of 32, and nudged a small block within two centimeters of a target in 15 tests; the team is led by Amir Kazemi.