BionIT Labs

15/10/2026

🖐️ The human hand is commonly modeled with 27 degrees of freedom. But how many of them can actually move independently?

Think about how naturally your fingers adapt when you grasp an object. Behind this seemingly simple action lies one of the most mechanically complex structures in the human body.

🦾 So, what can robotics learn from the human hand?

In the latest article on the BionIT Labs Blog, our CEO & Founder, Giovanni Zappatore, explores the relationship between degrees of freedom (DoF) and degrees of actuation (DoA), revealing how joint coupling and underactuation influence human hand movement, grasping, and robotic hand design.

And here’s where things get interesting: Adam’s Hand Plus has 10 driven degrees of freedom, controlled through just 3 motors: 2 actuated and 8 underactuated.

One motor closes the four long fingers through a differential mechanism, allowing each finger to adapt to the shape of the object it encounters. The other two motors independently control thumb flexion and rotation.

💡 The real challenge isn't reproducing every degree of freedom of the human hand, but understanding which ones are truly necessary for grasping and how to achieve them.

Curious to discover the engineering principles behind this approach?

📖 Read the full article: https://bionitlabs.com/tech-en/human-hand-degrees-of-freedom/

14/10/2026

Clinical innovation happens when technology, surgery and rehabilitation move in the same direction: improving the user's quality of life.

A case study published in (MDPI) by Alexander Gardetto, Diane J Atkins, OTR, Giulia Cannoletta, Giovanni Antonio Zappatore and Angelo Carrabba explores the rehabilitation journey of a patient with partial brachial plexus injury who underwent elective transradial amputation.

At the heart of this case is Upper Limb Targeted Sensory Reinnervation (ulTSR), an advanced surgical technique performed by Dr. Alexander Gardetto that harnesses the body’s neural pathways to restore meaningful sensory perception and promote more intuitive prosthetic integration.

🦾 Combined with Adam's Hand and its AI-based control technology, this personalized approach demonstrated promising improvements in functional independence, everyday activities and patient satisfaction.

For clinical professionals, this case highlights an important perspective: the potential of combining advanced surgical techniques with user-centered prosthetic technologies to support highly personalized prosthetic journey.

📖 Discover the full publication in our Research Hub: https://bionitlabs.com/research_hub/

13/10/2026

🚀 We’re hiring: join BionIT Labs as a Robotics Engineer! 🤖

Ready to turn cutting-edge robotics research into real-world innovation?

At BionIT Labs, we're a young, dynamic, and multidisciplinary team passionate about pushing the boundaries of technology. From advanced prosthetics to intelligent robotic systems, we develop innovative solutions designed to make a real impact.

🔍 We’re looking for a Robotics Engineer to join our growing team and contribute to the development of advanced algorithms, computer vision solutions, and real-time control systems.

💻 Key skills: C++ | Robotics Kinematics | Computer Vision | ROS/ROS2

📍 Location: Soleto (LE), Italy

Join our team and help us shape the future of robotics!

Apply now: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4476175187/

12/10/2026

🇩🇪 Let’s meet at DKOU_Berlin!

🦾 Starting from October 20 we will be in Berlin for the German Congress for Orthopaedics and Traumatology (DKOU), which will bring together professionals from around the world to discuss innovation, clinical advances, scientific developments and new approaches shaping the future of orthopaedics and trauma surgery.

📍 Visit us at Booth A11 to meet our team and discover Adam’s Hand and its accessories up close.

Don’t miss the opportunity to book a 30-minute meeting with our team and learn more about our technology and product range: https://brandkit.bionitlabs.com/p/dkou-dgou-2026

See you in Berlin!

06/10/2026

🦾 Get the most natural control with no need to select any grip pattern.

Our Fully-Adaptive Grip Technology is designed to help Adam’s Hand users carry out everyday tasks more easily and naturally.

🍴☺️ In the previous post of this series, we showed you the first way to use a knife with Adam’s Hand: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WHKRDioTZQ&list=PLQlqSWh8K8rKZN6RihhxjPKDNJihVcIVc

Here’s the second method. Choose your favorite one!

To begin, place the thumb in a lateral position and place the knife blade between the distal phalanx of the index finger and the proximal phalanx of the middle finger, and the handle in the webspace thumb and palm. Hold the knife in place until all fingers completely close on the knife handle.

During gripping, please be careful not to damage the glove with the knife blade to cause a puncture or cut.

Always check the stability of the grip by moving the knife, and activating the standby mode for additional stability.

Curious to learn more?

🔗 Discover more Adam’s Hand usage tips: https://youtu.be/2rISuD4KtSA?si=rW92JwJPPd9rAsOh

🚀 Follow us to discover all the details about Adam’s Hand and its features!

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02/10/2026

🦾📍 Next stop: Bremen!

We will be exhibiting at the DGH & DAHTH Kongress 2026, taking place in Bremen from October 8–10.

The congress brings together professionals from the fields of hand surgery and hand therapy, creating a valuable opportunity to exchange knowledge, discover new perspectives and explore the latest technologies and solutions in the industry.

📌 Come visit us at Booth 21 and meet our team to discover Adam’s Hand and our product range up close.

We look forward to connecting with professionals from across the field, sharing ideas and showing how BionIT Labs technology can support innovative upper-limb prosthetic solutions.

Don’t miss the opportunity to book a 30-minute meeting with our team: https://brandkit.bionitlabs.com/p/dahth-2026

01/10/2026

🧐 Why does Adam’s Hand use a single motor to drive its four long fingers, while many multi-articulating prosthetic hands rely on one motor per finger?

The answer lies in a mechanism inspired by something surprisingly familiar: the differential inside a car.

In this article, our CEO & Founder, Giovanni Zappatore, takes us inside the engineering behind Adam’s Hand and explains how its mechanical architecture enables the fingers to adapt to different objects, redistribute motion and force, and maintain a stable grasp, all while reducing the amount of active control required.

🦾 It’s the principle we call Mechanical Intelligence: building part of the adaptation directly into the mechanics.

Learn more! Read the full article: https://bionitlabs.com/tech-en/adams-hand-mechanism/

30/09/2026

Only a few days left to explore the latest breakthroughs in robotics research and innovation at !

🦾 Visit us at booth 440 to experience Adam’s Hand firsthand: a robotic hand already proven in real-world human use, bringing safety and robustness to robotic manipulation.

Want to learn more?
📩Get in touch at [email protected]

28/09/2026

, , innovative technologies that are rapidly reshaping the way we imagine interaction between humans and machines.

Our CEO Giovanni Zappatore shared BionIT Labs’ experience and perspective, highlighting the work we are carrying out in this fast-evolving field and the challenges ahead in turning cutting-edge research into real-world solutions.

Join the conversation! ROBOTICS WATERING HOLE | Over The Horizon by Royden D'Souza https://www.linkedin.com/events/live-theroboticswateringhole-ov7510026377279152128/theater/

Click here to discover more: https://bionitlabs.com/robotics/

Now Seeking PoC Partners Turning Human Experience into Robotic Intelligence BionIT Labs applies technologies proven in real human use to enable safe, robust, and dexterous robotic manipulation. We start from the most demanding real-world environment – the human body – and extend that experience ...

28/09/2026

By developing Adam’s Hand, we gained experience in one of the most demanding real-world environments: the human body.

Now, at BionIT Labs, we’re bringing technologies proven in daily human use to robotic platforms, applying the same principles to enable safe, robust, and dexterous manipulation.

🦾 We look forward to connecting with the robotics community at IROS and exploring new projects together.

📍Visit us at booth 440 and discover what makes us different.