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Science 9 June 2006:
Vol. 312. no. 5779, pp. 1478 - 1479
DOI: 10.1126/science.1129110
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APPLIED PHYSICS:
Toward Robots That Can Sense Texture by Touch

Richard Crowder

A compact, high-resolution touch sensor has been developed from a thin film. Incorporation of this sensor into robotic hands may substantially improve their dexterity.

The author is in the School of Electronics and Computer Science, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK. E-mail: rmc{at}ecs.soton.ac.uk

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