Researchers developed rubbery semiconductors for robotic and “smart” skins needed in gesture translation, haptic sensing for robotics, and implantable bioelectronics.

You can see a video of the contraption, below. A glove uses homemade flex sensors to send wireless commands to the hand. Another Arduino drives an array of servo motors that make the fingers flex.

The robot works in a simple manner, following a hand placed in front of the robot’s sensors. First, the robot checks for the presence of an object in front using the ultrasonic sensor.

The robot hands can't grasp objects, hold objects, or perform much in the way of tasks. The hands are controlled by an Arduino controller so there is an opportunity for expanding the capabilities.