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A robotic hand with a human’s delicate sense of touch

16-Dec-2016

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Uses soft, stretchable optoelectronic sensors in the fingers to detect shape and texture.

Sensors use a 3D-printed mould and a soft-lithography process to create a fluidically powered, stretchable material.

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The study was published in the Science Robotics journal.

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Cornell University

Private Ivy League research university in New York.

Rob Shepherd

Associate Professor at Cornell University.

Science Robotics

Journal providing information in the field of robotics

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