Synthetic skin can sense pressure, moisture, etc. - Could usher in transhumanist artificial limbs

12/09/2014 - 00:00

By David Talbot -

Some high-tech prosthetic limbs can be controlled by their owners, using nerves, muscles, or even the brain. However, there’s no way for the wearer to tell if an object is scalding hot, or about to slip out of the appendage’s grasp.

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