Researchers have developed a new soft robotic hand with numerous embedded fiber optic sensors and a new type of stretchable optical sensor. They believe incorporating the stretchable optical material into the hand could help provide more feedback.
Scientists at UCSF uncover the molecular basis of gentle touch, one of the most fundamental, but least well understood of our senses.
Compared to our other senses, scientists don’t know much about how our skin is wired for the sensation of touch....
