Walking robot hand

Walking robot hand

Just in time for Halloween, engineers in Switzerland have unveiled a disembodied robotic hand that can walk around on its fingertips, mimic human movement, and operate entirely on its own — a lot like the character “Thing” from The Addams Family. This robot hand can walk across more than a dozen indoor and outdoor terrains — and can even play a computer game by pressing arrow keys without losing its balance. While the whole thing looks like a stunt, there might be a use for this machine in tight workspaces where full robotic arms cannot fit — or be detached from larger humanoid robots to perform complex tasks.