A wave of recent research has brought robotic touch sensitivity closer to human fingertips than ever before, driven by ...

Robots are popularly conceived of as unfeeling automatons, but a new breakthrough out of China means they may soon be able to ...

Imagine navigating a virtual reality with contact lenses or operating your smartphone under water: This and more could soon be a reality thanks to innovative e-skins. A research team has developed an ...

Anna Maria Coclite is developing artificial skin, even more sensitive than our own. For burn victims and beyond, this "smart skin" has the... The future of artificial skin that responds to touch and ...

Robots are becoming increasingly capable in vision and movement, yet touch remains one of their major weaknesses. Now, researchers have developed a miniature tactile sensor that could give robots ...

The skin is the largest organ in the human body. It makes up about 15% of our body weight and protects us from pathogens, dehydration and temperature extremes. Skin diseases are therefore more than ...

Researchers are developing a new hydrogel-based material that makes it possible to engineer artificial skin tissues, which can serve as living three-dimensional models of human skin for better ...

Until now, artificial gels have either managed to replicate high stiffness or natural skin's self-healing properties, but not both. Now, a team of researchers has developed a hydrogel with a unique ...

Part 2 of the TED Radio Hour episode "The skin we're in" Anna Maria Coclite is developing artificial skin, even more sensitive than our own. For burn victims and beyond, this "smart skin" has the ...