Video: Robot hand shows off amazing dexterity, speed

So you want something to look forward to in your fast approaching old age, eh? If robots playing baseball doesn't quite cut it, how's about a robohand that redefines what we understand by the word "dexterity"? The Ishikawa Komuro Laboratory is at it again, this time demonstrating robotic appendages with a reaction time of a single millisecond. Using harmonic drive gears and a (really) high-speed actuator, the three-fingered hands can tie your shoelaces, tweezer your brow, and even perform some kung fu pen spinning for the ladies. Video after the break -- skip ahead if you must, but don't miss out on the slow-mo action at 2:40 in the demo, it's pure kinetic poetry.

[Via Hizook; Thanks, Thomas B]

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[Bucky35 Posted Aug 25th 2009 1:43PM]

That freaked me right the hell out! Beer time for me.

[Kev LG Posted Aug 24th 2009 6:30AM]

Wow. I welcome our new robotic overlords ...

[slyckstyx Posted Aug 24th 2009 9:20AM]

while tying the knot, it was flipping the bird...i guess

[(Unverified) Posted Aug 24th 2009 2:50PM]

I'm wearing a T-Shirt with a Cyberdyne Systems logo right now... if u know what that means... :D

[eno Posted Aug 24th 2009 4:40PM]

How long before the hand can do the Bishop ("Aliens") knife trick?

[JoshMilewski Posted Aug 24th 2009 6:41PM]

IT'S THE FUTURE! YES!

[(Unverified) Posted Sep 13th 2009 4:18PM]

WOW.