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| Develops a skin that makes the robots feel touch |
A group of researchers from the renowned CSAIL Institute in Massachusetts Computer and Artificial Intelligence (MIT), presented CSAIL a "new type of leather" that machine guns feel and touch.
The results were first published in IEEE Robotics and Automation messages this week, which showed that researchers covered a thin "stem" robot in a flexible sensor made of "materials to protect against electromagnetic interference".
MIT developed a "skin" that makes robots touch
This material is generally solid as paper, has been reformulated with a Japanese "botanical leaf", and is laser-cut and then grouped into rows attached to chains that can stretch, be granted, attached to the robot shape and fixed accordingly. These components are ready for most laboratories and can be used as an inexpensive way to improve development in the field of flexible robots.
"Think about your body: you can close your eyes and rebuild the world based on the notes on your skin," CSAIL director Daniela Ross said in a research statement. "We want robots to design the same functions," she added.
The researchers then created a neural network to treat the results, distinguish signals from the noise collected by the sensors, and supplement them with conventional motion detection systems. In the future, CSAIL intends to study new configurations and work to improve neural networks.