Neo robot hands breakthrough can build LEGOs, unzip jackets, and open a bag of Funyuns — I can't tell if…
- Neo Beta robot hands have human-level dexterity
- They use tendon-like controls instead of in-hand motors
- They're waterproof and can perform many skills normally reserved for human hands
Neo's new robot hands are so good and lifelike, you might assume that they're gloved human hands, and then you might wonder why someone is swinging a hammer at them.
In a new demo video recently released on YouTube by Neo Beta robot parent company 1X, you can watch a pair of Neo Hands screw in a lightbulb and pull the chain switch (before someone inexplicably shatters the bulb with a hammer), pluck grapes off a bunch and drop each one in a container, carefully pickup a screw, unzip a jacket (a bit creepy), and even open a small bag of Funyuns onion ring snacks.
In that last bit, someone swings a hammer at the hands while they work, which they pay...
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