June 10, 2026

MIT’s ultrasound wristband tracks every finger movement and lets you control a robot hand in real time

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Engineers at MIT have built an ultrasound wristband that can track 22 degrees of freedom in the human hand and use that data to control a robotic hand in real time, according to research published in Nature Electronics in March 2026. The device uses...