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Artificial 'skin' detects gentle touch

Artificial 'skin' detects gentle touch

New artificial "skin" fashioned out of flexible semiconductor materials can sense touch, making it possible to create robots with a grip delicate enough to hold an egg, yet strong enough to grasp the frying pan, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.

 

Birds use feathers 'to touch'

Birds may use their feathers for touch - to feel their surroundings just as cats use their whiskers, scientists find.

 

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