Boston Dynamics Unveils Four-Fingered Atlas Hand with Tactile Fingertips

Boston Dynamics has released a 13-DoF four-fingered hand for Atlas with pressure-based tactile sensing on the fingertips and palm. The team deliberately dropped the pinky after taping their own fingers for a day and deciding the fifth finger's added complexity wasn't worth it.

2026-10-04 ~ 2026-10-06 · 2 related posts

• Boston Dynamics drops Atlas pinky: four-finger hand with 13 DOF built for real work — VraserX · 2026-10-04
• Boston Dynamics gives Atlas a 13-DoF tactile hand; Runway open-sources Praxis-1 world action model — lukas_m_ziegler · 2026-10-06