It was created in 1966 by Gunpei Yokoi, who would later design the Love Tester, the D-pad, the Game Boy, and the WonderSwan.

[1] Ultra Hand consists of several criss-cross-connected plastic elements, and operates on the "lazy tongs" pantograph principle.

The game features the Ultra Hand stretching out to grab cooked meats from barbecue grills.

[4] The Ultrahand ability in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom is named after the Ultra Hand,[5] taking the form of waves of energy that allow Link to grab, reposition, and combine objects.

The Ultra Hand has appeared in various other Nintendo games, including Splatoon 3, WarioWare Gold, and Mario Kart 8.