This high-tech ‘hand’ was developed by the researchers at MIT who based the designs on a few different factors such as not interfering with the user’s own human abilities and it should be able to disengage from the user’s context without enforcing continuous use of it

Various configurations were also added including a wrist-worn gripper, a second palm that opens against a user’s own palm to help them pickup large items and extra fingers that function and move like their own. And the design allows users to freely move their hands separately from the joints motion

‘This reduces the need for having multiple devices, which is especially relevant in the case of wearable systems since our body has limited space for adding extra devices and interfaces. ‘

In addition to lifting a 2.2 pound bucket, the robot can assist the wearer in writing one-handed notes, and function as a joystick for a computer screen.

The team believes this technology could one day be used to turn pages of a book and provide a new way for musicians to play instruments.

In addition to lifting a 2.2 pound bucket, the robot can assist the wearer in writing one-handed notes, and function as a joystick for a computer screen. The team believes this technology could one day be used to turn pages of a book and provide a new way for musicians to play instruments