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A sense for touch

  • Mate C
  • Carpick R
Nature (2011) 480(7376) 189-190
DOI: 10.1038/480189a
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Abstract

Will a sense of touch similar to that of humans ever be developed in robots? Results on the physics of friction for fingerprint-like ridges sliding across textured surfaces may lead the way to tactile robotic sensors.

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Mate, C. M., & Carpick, R. W. (2011). A sense for touch. Nature, 480(7376), 189–190. https://doi.org/10.1038/480189a

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