Artificial "skin" materials can sense pressure

Sunday, September 12, 2010 - 12:42 in Physics & Chemistry

CHICAGO (Reuters) - New artificial "skin" fashioned out of flexible semiconductor materials can sense touch, making it possible to create robots with a grip delicate enough to hold an egg, yet strong enough to grasp the frying pan, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.

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