California-based company 1X Technologies has updated the hands of its humanoid robot Neo to "perform virtually any task a human can do with their hands". The hands will be installed on the first Neo robot model to be delivered to households, which are to ship this year, according to the company. The 5-foot-6-inch (167 cm) humanoid robot is designed to perform household tasks. Neo's hands were in development earlier this year, as 1X Technologies (1X) continues to develop Neo's design and functionalities before it ships out. The hand is fitted with 25 joints, thus granting it 25 degrees of movement. Built with an in-house tendon system created by the 1X engineering team, videos show it grabbing objects or waving with its "fingers". "Our goal was never a hand that just looks impressive on paper," said 1X founder Bernt Børnich. "These hands are the culmination of intensive engineering focused on making humanoids truly useful." "We built them to match or surpass human capability across every dimension that matters. With these hands, Neo crosses a critical threshold. The robot can now do the things humans do with their hands, every day. This is what the industry has been waiting for." 1X looked to mimic the biological structure of a human hand and fingers for the design. For instance, it placed motors in the structure's forearm, where most of a human's hand dexterity is powered from. The decisions allow for increased "precision" and "gentleness". Read more on Dezeen.com Video is courtesy of 1X Technologies #dezeen #technology #robot #design
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