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Researchers Build Walking Disembodied Hand Reminiscent of Addams Family
Original: Lord Have Mercy as Researchers Create Walking Disembodied Hand Like That Little Guy From "The Addams Family"
Researchers have created a robotic disembodied hand capable of walking on its fingers, drawing comparisons to Thing, the helpful severed hand from "The Addams Family." Reports describe the device as an unsettling but impressive feat of robotics engineering. Observers are reacting with a mix of fascination and unease at the creepy lifelike motion of the walking hand.
Why now: The uncanny, Addams Family-like walking hand is going viral because it is simultaneously a robotics breakthrough and deeply creepy.
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