Techniques for mech/robot hands not using robot arms?

[murphy_slaw]

I'm looking for some examples of robot/mech hands that don't use Exo-Force robot arms for fingers. This seems to have become the standard technique for mechs of a certain size, and while it's effective it's kind of overused.

Are there some good examples of mechs (in official sets or MOCs) with more interesting techniques of building hands?

[Space Police XVIII]

I've seen a few designs using these http://alpha.bricklink.com/pages/clone/catalogitem.page?P=11090 instead of robot arms, also a rather common technique. I've been wondering about this myself, trying to design an original mech.

[LucByard]

I used Exo Forcce robot hands (I call them clamps) for fingers and a nozzle in a 1x1 w/top clip for the thumb in this mech but it does result in a smaller hand. You might be able to enlarge it a little though. Maybe widen it and put technic connectors on the fingers to thicken and lengthen them or something.

[Kalais]

You can use ordinary minifig hand as robot finger too:

Edited June 11, 2016 by Kalais

[anothergol]

I've used handlebars for the thumb:

[Space Police XVIII]

A clawed thingy.

[danth]

http://brickset.com/sets/76059-1/Spider-Man-Doc-Ock-s-Tentacle-Trap

That set uses ball jointed fingers.