Robot hand gestures for you!

Giving two fingered greetings or a one-fingered salute can land you in a bit of bother, so the arrival of this robotic hand spells the start of a brilliant “blame it on the robot” reason for rattling other road users.

The Copycat Arm uses a high-speed camera to monitor a person’s movements, which are instantly replicated by the robot arm.

The researchers reckon that in time this system could be used as a computer interface and eliminate the need for a mouse and keyboard.

We are on the lookout for “first-hand” footage of this deft digit operator in action!

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