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A digital skin that reproduces the sense of touch

2021-02-17T02:25:13.019Z


Researchers at Cornell University have created a fiber optic sensor that manages to form a stretchable tissue that reacts as if it belonged to a living organism


The latest research from the Cornell University Organic Robotics Laboratory can turn bionic implants upside down and open a door to the future that seems almost science fiction.

Professor Rob Shepherd's team has succeeded in creating a fiber optic sensor that manages to form a stretchable fabric that provides physical perceptions similar to the sense of touch.

A

skin

sensitive to deformations that reacts if pushed, bent or stressed, like the tissue of a living organism.

In their experiment, the scientists have designed a 3D printed glove, lined with fiber optic sensors to which they have incorporated LED light that detects any deformation in real time.

The glove incorporates a sensor on each finger and is powered by a lithium battery.

In addition, its

bluetooth

connection

transmits the data in real time to a

software

that reconstructs the movements and deformations.

With the caress reduced to a sequence of ones and zeros, now all that remains is to digitize the sense of smell.

At the time.

Source: elparis

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