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.