Soft Artificial Skin Closely Tracks Movements

Sep-27-19 A soft, artificial skin able to adapt quickly to the wearer’s movements and provide haptic feedback could have significant applications ranging from VR to rehabilitation.

Created by the team from EPFL, the artificial skin consists of stretchy silicone equipped with soft sensors and actuators able to conform to the shape of the wearer. The skin’s strain sensors track skin deformation to deliver haptic information that adjusts in real time to offer an extremely realistic sense of touch. The artificial skin can be stretched up to four times its length more than a million times, which the team claims makes it ideal for a number of real-world applications.

According to the study's lead author, Harshal Sonar, the accuracy of the device’s closed-look control “is ideal for wearable applications, such as for testing a patient's proprioception in medical applications."

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