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New Skin Makes Robot Sensitive

2004-7-2 20:53:21 CRIENGLISH.com
Scientists in Japan are devising an electronic skin that could give robots a sensitive touch, just like human beings.

Scientists in Japan are devising an electronic skin that could give robots a sensitive touch, just like human beings.
The skin is made from a sheet of rubbery polymer, saturated with flakes of electricity conducting graphite.
The electrical resistance of the sheet changes when it is squeezed, and this change is detected by an array of transistors beneath the rubber.
However, the touch sensitivity, despite the efforts put in vision and voice recognition for robots, is still in its elementary stages.
According to its developer, the skin can also be used in other fields, like sports, security and medicine.
(Photo source:sina.com)