Science Nation: Giving Robots and Prostheses the Human Touch

Robotic arms manipulating a small ball. Caption: is pushing the world of robotics and prosthetics

Research engineers and students in the University of California, Los Angeles, Biomechatronics Lab are designing artificial limbs to be more sensational, with the emphasis on sensation. With support from the National Science Foundation, the team, led by mechanical engineer Veronica J. Santos, is constructing a language of touch that both a computer and a human can understand. Part of the National Science Foundation Series “Science Nation.”

(Source: DCMP)

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  • Science Nation: Giving Robots and Prostheses the Human Touch

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