Why it’s Breakthrough: It’s a robotic system with utterly amazing movement and even more impressive dexterity. The implications of this robot offers up multiple applications.

The Story: It’s a robotic hand and arm system that researchers at the University of Tokyo’s Ishikawa Komuro Laboratory have created that can change the way amputees literally handle tasks, but it can also advance robotic surgery to the next plateau.

Using incredible speed, dexterity and fine motor skills, the hand shows a variety of skills that can literally change lives, and change paradigms.

The better to show you: High-Speed Robotic Hand