Scientists Make Artificial Skin for Robots, Taking Us One Step Closer to a World of Androids

Scientists are moving robots along on that continuum by developing robotic skin that helps them gain the sense of touch. Researchers from Munich to Japan to Boston are currently looking into how to give robots tactile sensation and in some cases, feel pain.

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Scientists from around the world are developing robotic skin that helps machines gain the sense of touch.
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