e-skin senses sideways force as well as direct force

An electronic copy of human skin can detect force, and the direction of that force. When griping with thumb and fingers, a robot hand using this could sense both the weight of an object and the force applied to it, allowing more sophisticated manipulation. “This technology puts us on a path to one day giving robots ...

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