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We've all seen the movies: robots that look and behave like humans are among us, and chaos ensues. Most of the time, it's some sort of conflict between the two species, whether a full-fledged war or ...

A study conducted by researchers at City University of Hong Kong reveals how they were able to give robots active pain and injury perception with a new electronic skin. While robots can't actually ...

Robots are starting to gain something that looks a lot like a sense of touch, and in some cases even a crude version of pain. New neuromorphic artificial skin lets machines process tactile information ...

Some day, robots will look so much like humans that distinguishing between them and us will be difficult. They will also have artificial skin that looks and functions like human skin and can sense the ...

Until now, artificial gels have either managed to replicate high stiffness or natural skin's self-healing properties, but not both. Now, a team of researchers has developed a hydrogel with a unique ...

Researchers transform natural leather into an electronic skin that combines pressure sensing, thermal regulation, and impact protection in a flexible format. Real skin does more than just sense touch; ...

Verizon hit with a fine over a 911 outage. The company will pay $1-Million dollars to settle an investigation over a December 2022 outage that prevented hundreds of emergency calls in six states.