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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.

Researchers have created a robotic disembodied hand that can walk on its fingers, drawing comparisons to Thing, the crawling hand from 'The Addams Family'. The contraption scuttles across surfaces using its digits like tiny legs. Reactions online mix amusement and unease, with many calling the device both impressive and unsettling, and jokingly begging researchers to have mercy on the squeamish.