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Post : Artificial skin lets robots feel
URL : http://hackaday.com/2012/08/02/artificial-skin-lets-robots-feel/
Posted : August 2, 2012 at 6:01 am
Author : Richard Steele
Tags : biotech, cyborg, robotics, sensors, skin, tactile, touch
Categories : Medical hacks, news

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BioTac (http://www.usc.edu/uscnews/newsroom/news_release.php?id=2755) Artificial Skin Technology is sure to be a storm with Robotics Designers. Giving them the opportunity to add a third sense to there robotic marvels. Now they can have the sense of touch to go along with existing technologies of sight and of sound. Thanks to the technology coming out of the University of Southern California (http://www.usc.edu/) making this possible.

They have chosen to call their sensor BioTac, which is a new type of tactile sensor designed to mimic the human fingertip with its soft flexible skin. The sensor makes it possible to identify different types of texture by analyzing the vibrations produced as the sensor brushes over materials. This sensor is also capable of measuring pressure applied and ambient temperature around the finger tip, expect to see this technology in next gen prosthetics. Let us know your thoughts on it.

[via technabob (http://technabob.com/blog/2012/06/20/artificial-skin/) ]
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