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1 September 2014
Researchers at MIT have developed a device that enhances the grasping motion of the human hand. Worn around the wrist, it works essentially like two extra fingers and a control algorithm enables it to move in sync with the wearer's fingers to grasp objects of various shapes and sizes. Wearing the robot, a user could, for instance, hold the base of a bottle while twisting off its cap just with one hand.