Jeff Bezos demonstrated a pair of remote-controlled giant robotic hands at Amazon’s robotics conference, and was able to perform surprisingly dexterous tasks like stacking cups…
June 7, 2019
After trying out the haptic robotic hand at @HaptX @shadowrobot booth at #reMARS conference, @JeffBezos says the experience felt “weirdly natural.” 2/2 H/T @AmazonreMARS pic.twitter.com/HbsBf2Qb7P
— Alan Boyle (@b0yle) June 6, 2019
The robot was an exhibit by three companies, Shadow Robot, HaptX, and SynTouch. Shadow Robot specialises in building dextrous robotic hands and is partnered with OpenAI, the AI research organisation cofounded by Tesla CEO Elon Musk. HaptX develops technology for giving people the sensation of touch for remotely operated robotics, as well as VR. SynTouch works developing robots with a sense of touch.