Xiaomi’s New Robot Hand Can Feel Pressure, Heat, and Even Sweat

A robot that can feel your touch is impressive. A robot that can sweat? That’s a whole different league.

Xiaomi just unveiled a human-sized robotic hand that doesn’t just grip and move like ours, it senses pressure, reacts to heat, and even cools itself through an artificial sweating system. It’s a striking leap in a field where hands, not brains, have long been the hardest problem to solve.

For years, robotics has struggled with one stubborn limitation: true dexterity. Machines could lift...