# The 22-Joint Fix at the Core of Teslas Robot Hand

- slug: the-22-joint-fix-at-the-core-of-teslas-robot-hand
- date: 2026-04-17
- category: Robotics

Cable-driven robot hands have a crosstalk problem: one finger tugs the others. Tesla just patented a fix — and the engineering detail is more interesting than the 25-motor hype.

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