Smart Skin May Transform Medicine, Robotics

Using items found in a typical household, researchers have created multi-sensor artificial skin that is capable of sensing pressure, temperature, humidity, proximity, pH and air flow.

The artificial skin can respond to external stimuli and could have important applications in medicine and robotics.

The flexible, paper-based skin is layered onto a post-it note, with paper, aluminium foil, lint-free wipes, and pencil lines acting as sensing components.

Being made of recyclable materials, this paper skin presents a large number of sensory functions in a cheap and environmentally friendly way.

http://gadgets.ndtv.com/science/news/smart-skin-may-transform-medicine-robotics-805022

 

Hmm. I remember this in the 80's as a science experiment, more of an elementary robotics experiment for kids. It was in a book either by Gordon McComb or Robert E. Iannini. I wonder why they're trying to dig it up 30 years later to push smart skin in an article?

 

That's interesting! Cheap and environmental friendly seems to be the way to go nowadays!