Like most primates, humans are remarkably touchy-feely. Starved of touch, we release more of the stress hormone cortisol, which causes the immune system to be down-regulated and the heart rate and ...
Like most primates, humans are remarkably touchy-feely. Starved of touch, we release more of the stress hormone cortisol, which causes the immune system to be down-regulated and the heart rate and ...
A new synthetic “skin” gives robots the human touch. The low-cost, durable and highly-sensitive material can be added to robotic hands just like a glove, say scientists. It enables automatons to ...
The body’s largest organ, the skin, plays a key role in facilitating our sense of touch, but its sensitivity is hard to replicate in artificial versions. Now, researchers have developed a new type of ...
A stretchy electronic skin could equip robots and other devices with the same softness and touch sensitivity as human skin, opening up new possibilities to perform tasks that require a great deal of ...
A miniaturized electromechanical device has been developed that attaches directly to the skin, utilizing it as an elastic, energy-storing element for delivering touch stimuli. This wireless, ...
A thin, replaceable skin that allows robots to “feel” could help in the construction of the metaverse, the proposed virtual future of the internet being developed by Meta (formerly Facebook) and ...