A research team has developed a new soft tactile sensor with skin-comparable characteristics. A robotic gripper with the sensor mounted at the fingertip could accomplish challenging tasks such as ...

Researchers have developed a flexible optical touch sensor that can simultaneously detect the strength and location of ...

Smart, stretchable and highly sensitive, a new soft sensor opens the door to a wide range of applications in robotics and prosthetics. When applied to the surface of a prosthetic arm or a robotic limb ...

The sensor enables a prosthetic or robotic arm to respond to tactile stimuli with dexterity and precision, such as holding fragile objects like an egg without dropping or damaging them. Smart, ...

Sensory feedback provided by prosthetic hands shows promise in increasing functional abilities and promoting embodiment of the prosthetic device. However, sensory feedback is limited based on where ...

Each fingertip has more than 3,000 touch receptors, which largely respond to pressure. Humans rely heavily on sensation in their fingertips when manipulating an object. The lack of this sensation ...

Nathan Copeland, who is functionally paralyzed from the neck down, works with researchers while attempting to move a robotic arm with his mind on Thursday, Oct. 27, 2016. A robotic arm developed by ...

Prosthetic arm with a bionic hand which detects tactile stimulation and sends that sensory signal to the brain. Neuroscientists have found that people with bionic hands can't seem to retrain the brain ...

A joint research team co-led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has developed a new soft tactile sensor with skin-comparable characteristics. A robotic gripper with the sensor mounted at the ...