Robot Hand Startup: Musk May Switch from Tendons to Electric Motors with Tiny Gears
mobileraj · x · 2026-08-16
At a robot fight event in San Francisco, an entrepreneur starting a stealth-mode robot hand company explained why Elon Musk will someday switch from tendons to electric motors with tiny gears. He argued for cheaper hands.
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