Robot with Humanlike Sense of Touch
Researchers from Nebraska are studying the possibility of giving a human-like sense of touch to a robot using electricity and tiny particles to allow a machine to “feel” surfaces, using nano technology; the point is that these robots can perform minimally invasive surgery.
“There is great interest in developing humanoid robots that can sense shapes, textures, and hardness and manipulate complex objects, which are not readily possible by vision alone.”
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