Robot Skin (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

University of Washington

Robot Skin (1 of 2)

Caption

The flexible sensor skin wrapped around the robot finger (orange) is the first to measure shear forces with similar sensitivity as a human hand -- which is critical for successfully gripping and manipulating objects.

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UCLA Engineering

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