What is the idea behind skin for robots?
For robots it is impossible to tell when an object may fall or when the robot is loosing grip with an object. Robots are also unable to recognize different pressures and react to them based on the force applied. Researchers from UCLA and the University of Washington are developing a prototype of prosthetic skin that would be layered over the portion of the robot to be used for the sensing. This device can be used to grasp and maneuver objects like never before.
Developing and Function
This prosthetic-type sensor skin, copies all of the real life functions of normal human finger tension and pressure as it would against any surface. The receptors receive the information with precision near that of real skin and improves the robots ability to perform medical procedures and wire bombs. For the robot to handle explosives with care it needs to be able to recognize the pressure it is applying to certain parts of it and where to pull and move different wires. With this technology the defusing of bombs would not only be faster but more safe for the bomb squad. This technology can also be used for surgery and even making food just as easily. If this prototype were to be finished and the final design created, it would help out the daily life of American workers.
For robots it is impossible to tell when an object may fall or when the robot is loosing grip with an object. Robots are also unable to recognize different pressures and react to them based on the force applied. Researchers from UCLA and the University of Washington are developing a prototype of prosthetic skin that would be layered over the portion of the robot to be used for the sensing. This device can be used to grasp and maneuver objects like never before.
Developing and FunctionThis prosthetic-type sensor skin, copies all of the real life functions of normal human finger tension and pressure as it would against any surface. The receptors receive the information with precision near that of real skin and improves the robots ability to perform medical procedures and wire bombs. For the robot to handle explosives with care it needs to be able to recognize the pressure it is applying to certain parts of it and where to pull and move different wires. With this technology the defusing of bombs would not only be faster but more safe for the bomb squad. This technology can also be used for surgery and even making food just as easily. If this prototype were to be finished and the final design created, it would help out the daily life of American workers.
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