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To make robots more capable of handling different types of materials, startup PowerON is developing a kind of sensory skin that would be applied to the machines. The material, created by researchers from the universities of Dresden and Auckland, mimics the properties of skin and musclesin order to generate a sense similar to touch.
The company believes that innovation will make robots more efficient, both in industries and in domestic tasks. Touch will allow them to perform more delicate tasks, such as handling fragile objects, removing rubber products or picking up products.
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PowerON start explains that the material that mimics skin is 3D printed using flexible materials. Then, the junction of the skin with the artificial muscles, controlled by artificial neurons, takes place.
The team responsible for the technology will begin practical tests in the coming weeks, reports the taxi design. This is not the first time that scientists have tried to apply skins to robots. A team from the University of Tokyo has also invented a robotic skin capable of repairing itself. Another team, from Singapore, has developed a smart foam material, AiFoam, which allows the robot’s hands to feel objects in the same way as human skin.
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