Helping robots become more touchy-feely, literally: Paper-thin e-skin responds to touch by lighting up

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Engineers have created a new e-skin that responds to touch by instantly lighting up. The more intense the pressure, the brighter the light it emits. The material is the first sensor network on flexible plastic that is user-interactive.

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