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The Evolution of the Hand

Paleontologists estimate that around 380 million years ago, there were fish with pectoral fins that already had finger-like bones. And from those, the limbs of vertebrates evolved. The skeleton of these limbs follows the same basic blueprint: Authors: ZDF/3sat/Marco Polo Film AG/Herbert Ostwald/Hol

Wild-Inspired Robotic Arms

Learn how one company took inspiration from nature to reinvent the robotic arm in this video excerpted from NOVA: “Making Stuff Wilder.” Host and technology columnist David Pogue meets with engineer Heinrich Frontzek to find out about the Bionic Handling Assistant—a machine modeled after an elephant