The invention concerns an artificial finger for prosthetics and gripping technology, with a base (10), a first finger member (20) mounted on the base (10) in articulated manner, at least one secondary member (30) mounted on the first finger member (20) in articulated manner, and a drive (40) for adjusting the secondary member (30) relative to the first finger member (20) and the first finger member (20) relative to the base (10). At least one reset element (15, 25) is provided for resetting the first finger member (20) and the secondary member (30), and the first finger member (20) is acted upon with a resetting force which differs from the secondary member (30).