Researchers Create Artificial Skin With Sense of Touch

Scientists have recently made considerable gains in creating human-like artificial limbs, but they still look and feel artificial. That could change with a development from South Korea. Researchers say they have come up with a synthetic skin that not only feels warm but also has the sense of touch and moisture. Artificial robotic hands are getting increasingly better at emulating human hands and the most advanced can even be controlled by thoughts. But people who wear bionic hands must...

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