The 1X Neo Robot Has Freaky Fast Fingers

A robotics company has unveiled new hands for its home robot that feature five fingers with movement capabilities approaching those of human hands. The hands use actuators designed to mimic how tendons move human fingers, giving the robot 25 degrees of freedom compared to the 27 degrees humans typically have, along with cameras and AI to help it grasp objects and detect slipping. The robot can move its fingers extremely quickly, hyperextend in ways human fingers cannot, and operate in wet conditions with a waterproof rating. This represents a broader shift in robotics toward robots capable of handling delicate and complex tasks rather than crude mechanical grippers, though the current version still relies partly on human operators controlling it remotely.