New Scientist
reports about a thing called 'e-skin', a thin flexible plastic film
with embedded electronic sensors. This e-skin can measure temperature
and pressure changes. Covering robots with this film will give them a
human-like sense of touch.
Impressed? At the University of
Tokyo they are already thinking of a future e-skin which will also
sense light, humidity, strain and ultrasonic sound. Very touching
indeed!
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