Here is a robotic skin and sensing system inspired by the human skin with cells that can measure proximity, pressure, temperature, and acceleration. It allows robots to feel their environment while drastically reducing the computer power needed.
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Sensitive Skin for Robots
A team at the Technical University of Munich used this approach to create the first humanoid robot with full-body artificial skin. Computing power is used when individual cells are activated.
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