Prosthetic Hand Can Grip with Near-Human Precision

A new prosthetic hand created at Johns Hopkins University can grip plush toys, water bottles, and other everyday objects nearly as capably as a human. The system's hybrid design is a first for robotic hands, and the breakthrough brings prosthetic technology closer than ever before to truly mimicking the human touch. Watch this video to learn more.

"The goal from the beginning has been to create a prosthetic hand that we model based on the human hand's physical and sensing capabilities—a more natural prosthetic that functions and feels like a lost limb," said Sriramana Sankar  , a Johns Hopkins PhD student in biomedical engineering who led the work.

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