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

Every soft caress of wind, searing burn and seismic rumble is detected by our skin’s tangle of touch sensors. David Ginty has spent his career cataloging the neurons beneath everyday sensations. Like ...

Researchers at the University of Texas have developed the first stretchy, electronic skin with many of the same characteristics as human skin. The researchers have committed to creating a stretchy ...

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 ...

We’ve reached the point in quarantine where we are all weary. This is a marathon, not a sprint, and our nerves are becoming frayed, the unknown is taking its toll, and none of us are at our best.