Snap, snap. There’s a new member of the Addams-inspired robotics family, and it’s got a very unusual way of getting around. Shaped like a disembodied hand and walking on its own fingers, this quirky robot brings Thing to life in a whole new way.
A team of researchers from Soft Robotics Lab, ETH Zurich, built an autonomous robotic hand that uses its fingers as legs. Inspired by Thing from The Addams Family , the robot learned how to navigate across different surfaces, press keys, push small objects, and recover from falls, all with the same set of fingers it walks on.
You can watch the little guy in action in the video above. And yes, we agree…
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