Washington: Researchers at MIT have developed a wrist-mounted robot that enhances the grasping motion of the human hand.

The robot works essentially like two extra fingers adjacent to the pinky and thumb. A novel control algorithm enables it to move in sync with the wearer's fingers to grasp objects of various shapes and sizes. Wearing the robot, a user could use one hand to, for instance, hold the base of a bottle while twisting off its cap. "This is a completely intuitive and natural way to move your robotic fingers.