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"Sensitive" Skin for Robots

Posted by michael on from the when-hurt-do-i-not-bleed dept.

lperdue writes "One of the big problems with making robots more in tune with their environment is the lack of a "skin" with many, many embedded sensors --like we have as humans. Now, New Scientist is reporting that electrical engineers Sigurd Wagner and Stephanie Lacour from Princeton University have developed g a prototype using corrugated gold foil in an elastic matrix that could do the job."

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  1. Bender Says: by foistboinder · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Bite my corrugated gold foil in an elastic matrix ass"

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