Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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At ICRA 2024, we sat down with the Director of Shadow Robot, Rich Walker, to talk about the journey towards developing their newest model. Designed for reinforcement learning, the hand is extremely rugged, has three fingers that act like thumbs, and has fingertips that are highly sensitive to touch.

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Video credits: Shadow Hand Robotics

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