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Atlas loses its little finger: at Boston Dynamics, a two-thumbed hand first had many supporters

Boston Dynamics has unveiled a new hand for its Atlas humanoid robot. The person in charge of the robot's behaviour explained the design to the specialist site The Robot Report.

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The new hand has no little finger and is smaller than the previous one, The Robot Report notes.

According to Alberto Rodriguez, who is in charge of Atlas's behaviour, a hand with two thumbs, one on each side, initially had many supporters. With it, a single assembly line would have been enough, with no need to tell a right hand from a left hand.

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  1. The Robot Report · therobotreport.com

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