Prosthetic Hands That Could 'Feel' (VIDEO)

Florida Atlantic University

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Researchers used individual fingertips fitted with stretchable tactile sensors with liquid metal on a prosthesis to distinguish between different speeds of a sliding motion along different textured surfaces. The four prosthetic hand fingertips simultaneously distinguished between complex, multi-textured surfaces - demonstrating a new form of hierarchical intelligence.

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Florida Atlantic University/College of Engineering and Computer Science

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