This Disembodied Hand Is All the Robot You Need

A hand attached to the end of an arm is a given for most humans, but what if robots didn’t have to play by the same rules as we do? Researchers from ETH Zurich have turned an off-the-shelf robotic hand into a completely self-contained robot that walks on its fingertips while using those same fingers to manipulate its environment.Besides making the perfect Halloween accessory for anyone planning to dress up as a member of the Addams Family—who were famously accompanied by a disembodie