Banana Fingers: MIT Develops Robotic Glove or Assistive Hand Movement and Sensing Experience

Medicine & Technology May 03, 2022

MIT CSAIL scholars developed a robotic glove for the rehabilitation of patients with hand and finger injuries. Learn more about how the soft robotic device works.

E-Skin: World's First Smart Foam Technology That Works Like Human Skin for Robots

Jul 07, 2021

Researchers from Singapore created AiFoam or e-skin that is made by highly elastic, and spongy polymer material that mimics the human sense of touch to allow robots to feel nearby objects and repair themselves when damaged.

How Mammals Use Whiskers Could Help Understand Human Touch

Apr 01, 2021

A research team recently developed a new study, a pioneering mechanical whisker simulation inside a follicle to give insight into the sense of touch of mammals.

Scientists Found the Gene Responsible for Signalling When to Urinate

Oct 20, 2020

A new study has found the gene that tells the body that the bladder is full and that it is time to urinate. Could this gene be the sixth sense?

Technological Breakthrough Could Make Holograms Touchable

Oct 10, 2020

Researchers from the University of Bringham is looking into Rayleigh waves in hopes of making holograms in virtual reality touchable.

Synthetic Skin Avails The Sense Of Touch With The Solar-Powered Cells:Great Breakthrough For Prostheses

Mar 24, 2017

Scientists invent a unique solar-powered synthetic skin for the prostheses that can feel the sensitivity more than a human hand.