dexterous

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Nuts require dexterous hands to handle and access.

From Slate • Jan. 25, 2026

“It’s an incredibly difficult thing, especially to create a hand that is as dexterous and capable as the human hand,” said Tesla CEO Elon Musk during an October earnings call.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 27, 2025

Someday they could, in theory, pick up a welder or a grinding tool, but making them dexterous enough is a huge challenge.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

His instrumental single “Lover” became the first commercial pop record to incorporate multiple layers of music, all of which were performed by Paul’s dexterous fingers.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025

Albert Einstein was far less dexterous with his hands than was an ancient hunter-gatherer.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari