And they were equally skillful at manipulating simple tools.

Sid deftly manipulates cell phones, paging devices, laptop computers and other high-tech tools in pursuit of truth and justice.

Built-in user defined functions (UDFs) to manipulate dates, strings, and other data-mining tools.

Even a single digit may manipulate tools.

Can they access and use the bath or shower, or can they manipulate tools in the kitchen, office or garden in the way they need to?

The investigational computerized system allows surgeons to carefully manipulate surgical tools inside the brain through the use of a catheter driven by precisely controlled magnetic fields.

When working on circuits that might come "alive," he always worked with one hand in his pocket, using the other to manipulate tools.

He had eight limbs, each ending in a pincerlike claw that could be closed tightly when walking or opened for fighting or to manipulate tools.

Depends on the ability to manipulate tools to a degree not present in other forms of culture (even artisan culture, e.g., a glass-blowing culture).

As a field of study, it covers the human ability to shape and change the physical world to meet needs, by manipulating materials and tools with techniques.