Flexible 'skin' can help robots, prosthetics perform everyday tasks by sensing shear force

(University of Washington) UW and UCLA engineers have developed a flexible sensor 'skin' that can be stretched over any part of a robot's body or prosthetic to accurately convey information about shear forces and vibration, which are critical to tasks ranging from cooking an egg to dismantling a bomb.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news