Tactile Sensor Based on Hair and Skin

Dec-25-16 A new tactile sensor based on the interaction between our hair and skin could open the door to prosthetic limbs with a sense of touch.

The sensor, developed by a team from the Harbin Institute of Technology, was designed to mimic the way hair and skin cooperate to give us a very sensitive sense of touch. The flexible electronic skin was outfitted with cobalt microwires coated in glass, which enable the sensor to detect extremely slight air movements as well as weights up to 10 pounds, along with lateral slip and friction forces.

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