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06-08-2006, 11:48 PM
A device which may pave the way for robotic hands that can replicate the human sense of touch has been unveiled.
US scientists have created a sensor that can "feel" the texture of objects to the same degree of sensitivity as a human fingertip.
The team says the tactile sensor could, in the future, aid minimally invasive surgical techniques by giving surgeons a "touch-sensation".
The research is reported in the journal Science. <!-- E SF -->
BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5056434.stm)
US scientists have created a sensor that can "feel" the texture of objects to the same degree of sensitivity as a human fingertip.
The team says the tactile sensor could, in the future, aid minimally invasive surgical techniques by giving surgeons a "touch-sensation".
The research is reported in the journal Science. <!-- E SF -->
BBC News (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/5056434.stm)