{"id":30839,"date":"2025-10-10T10:40:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-10T10:40:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/?p=30839"},"modified":"2026-01-06T12:58:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T12:58:52","slug":"boston-dynamics-equips-atlas-with-a-new-three-fingered-hand-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/boston-dynamics-equips-atlas-with-a-new-three-fingered-hand-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Dynamics Equips Atlas with a New Three-Fingered Hand System"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Boston Dynamics<\/strong> has equipped its <strong>Atlas<\/strong> robot with a new three-fingered <strong>hand system<\/strong> featuring <strong>seven degrees of freedom<\/strong>. Thanks to <strong>tactile sensors<\/strong> and <strong>onboard cameras<\/strong>, the robot can now grasp objects better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Boston Dynamics has taken a significant step in one of the most challenging areas\u2014<strong>robotic hand design<\/strong>\u2014by equipping its <strong>humanoid robot<\/strong>, Atlas, with a new three-fingered hand system. The US-based company continues to improve both the <strong>mobility<\/strong> and <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/the-best-movies-on-artificial-intelligence-and-robotics\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"30232\">artificial intelligence<\/a><\/em><\/strong> capabilities of the robot it introduced 12 years ago. The current version is now structured very differently from the initial release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the company&#8217;s new video, the innovations in Atlas&#8217;s hand design are highlighted. Boston Dynamics engineers chose to develop a durable, reliable, and versatile <strong>gripper<\/strong> rather than a hand that perfectly mimics a human one. This approach allows Atlas to perform tasks like sorting, collecting, packaging, and carrying heavy loads more efficiently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Alberto Rodriguez, Atlas&#8217;s director of robot behavior, stated that hands are one of the most complex components in <strong>humanoid robots<\/strong>, noting, &#8220;We have to put a lot of motion and sensing into a very small volume, so it&#8217;s a very challenging problem from a design perspective.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Three-Fingered Hand with Seven Degrees of Freedom<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"405\" src=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/indir-15.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-30841\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/indir-15.webp 720w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/indir-15-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/indir-15-390x220.webp 390w, https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/indir-15-150x84.webp 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Karl Price, Atlas\u2019s mechanical engineer, explained that the second-generation three-fingered hand system has <strong>seven degrees of freedom<\/strong> and <strong>seven actuators<\/strong>. Each finger is managed by two actuators, and the thumb by one, controlling joint movement. Additionally, <strong>tactile sensors<\/strong> are integrated into the fingertips, and embedded <strong>cameras<\/strong> into the palm. We are now starting to see integrated cameras in the palm of almost all new robotic hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The addition of a <strong>thumb<\/strong> significantly increases Atlas&#8217;s variety of object grasping. According to the engineers, this new design allows it to grip almost anything. The team states that three fingers are the minimum necessary number to perform complex tasks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"What&#039;s in a humanoid hand? | Boston Dynamics\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gS4rOqNDTBk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As is known, Boston Dynamics currently operates under the umbrella of <strong>Toyota<\/strong>. The company is collaborating with the Toyota Research Institute to develop a new <strong>artificial intelligence system<\/strong> called the \u201c<strong>Large Behavior Model (LBM)<\/strong>.\u201d This system is trained on massive datasets of human movements, enabling the robot to understand, generate, and adapt behaviors. 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Boston Dynamics has taken a significant step in one of the most challenging areas\u2014robotic hand design\u2014by equipping its humanoid robot, Atlas, with a &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30842,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"googlesitekit_rrm_CAown96uCw:productID":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[119],"tags":[345],"class_list":["post-30839","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-robotic","tag-robot-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30839","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30839"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30839\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30839"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30839"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/metaverseplanet.net\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30839"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}