Robots with fingernails can grasp thin edges

A new three-fingered hand peels fruit, flips cards and lifts coins off flat surfaces

The three-fingered hand peels an orange using the rigid nails to grasp and puncture the fruit’s skin. The nails can also pop the top of a thin lid.

D.H. Kang et al/arXiv, 2026

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