#Tactile

Joseph Shavit

Artificial skin could give robots a sense of touch similar to humans

One of many special human qualities is the ability to handle objects with skill and precision. This is all down to our sense of touch.

Joseph Shavit

3D printed fingertip ‘feels’ like human skin

Machines can beat the world’s best chess player, but they cannot handle a chess piece as well as an infant due to a lack of robot dexterity.

Joseph Shavit

How to get from A to B without harming the planet? Carbon calculator is a gamechanger

The clever tool shows journey options between two places, including their costs, estimated times and, crucially, environmental impact.

Joseph Shavit

Electronic skin that can feel in real time just like humans do

It is paramount for electric skin – being developed for artificial skin – to be capable of reacting to the external environment in real time

Joseph Shavit

Gamechanging armband helps users of prosthetic hands to ‘get a grip’

Researchers design first-of-its-kind multichannel soft robotic armband that conveys artificial sensations of touch.