The human fingertip contains 3,000 touch receptors that help us perform precise tasks. When an amputee is fitted with a prosthetic, they lose that sense of touch and with it, the ability to fine-tune movements. According to a recent AZO Sensors article, a team of scientists at Florida Atlantic University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science aims to remedy this with liquid metal sensors.
Liquid Metal Sensors Could Give Prosthetics Sense of Touch
The new technology distinguishes between ten different multi-textured surfaces with 99.2% accuracy.
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