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- Researchers at the École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) have developed a detachable robotic hand.
- The spider-like device navigates tight spaces and can grip objects in both directions.
- It can grasp up to four objects simultaneously and crawl while carrying items.
- The design is inspired by nature and could support industrial, exploratory, and disaster recovery use.
- The study was published on January 20 in Nature Communications.
