This Robot Has Skin, Artificial Skin -- AI Daily - Artificial Intelligence News

A research team at TUM (Technical University of Munich) has recently developed biologically-inspired artificial skin for robots. The technology is crucial for the advancements of robots if they are ever to improve our everyday lives in a safely manner. Giving robots artificial skin (combined with sophisticated algorithms) would allow them to sense contact, proximity, temperature, and surroundings in great detail. This technology would enable robots to move around carefully with low risks of accidents - especially when humans are nearby. And this is what the team at TUM achieved.