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Thing 2.0? This Creepy-Cute Robot Walks on Its Fingers

Researchers designed a robotic hand inspired by The Addams Family, and it does not disappoint.

Tarun Mottlia

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Thing 2.0? This Creepy-Cute Robot Walks on Its Fingers
Image: The robot hand enjoying a game of golf. Soft Robotics Lab, ETH Zurich

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…

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