Human AugmentatioN via Dexterity
Revolutionizing Robot Dexterity and Empowering Human Work
News and Events
HAND Hosts Over 50 Industry Members and Partners
HAND ERC faculty and students hosted over 50 individuals from member and partner organizations who gathered at Northwestern University November 17 through 19.
HAND Engineers Ultra-thin Wearable Lets You Feel Textures on a Screen
A major scientific breakthrough with the first haptic device, VoxeLite that achieves “human resolution,” meaning it accurately matches the sensing abilities of the human fingertip.
HAND highlighted in The Wall Street Journal, “The ‘Hands’ Problem Holding Back the Humanoid Revolution”
The Wall Street Journal’s article, “The ‘Hands’ Problem Holding Back the Humanoid Revolution”, provided insight about the complexity of this issue and how HAND ERC’s work could unlock a new era in human-robot collaboration.
HAND Faculty and Students Present the DexKit Soft Travel HAND to Congressional Team Members
DexKit Soft Travel Hand to participate in a Congressional tour held at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland.
Lending A Hand
On a mission to create dexterous robot hands that could transform manufacturing, caregiving, and more.
Dexterity for Humanoids, Webinar Panel
A discussion with thought leaders from three prominent humanoid companies: Sanctuary Al, Boston Dynamics, and Apptronik.
HAND Kickoff
HAND ERC kicks off with a big vision and strong momentum.
New center to improve robot dexterity selected to receive up to $52 million
NSF grant marks the first time Northwestern has led an Engineering Research Center.