The team placed 14 strain sensors into each of the fingers, which mimic the skeletal structure of a human finger. Each digit has a 3D-printed plastic fingertip, middle node and base node connected by ...

The other technology, a high-resolution tactile sensor called Digit, complements the advances made with the robot skin and aims to make robots better at interacting with objects in the real world.

This novel sensor accurately recognizes and distinguish objects up to 10 centimeters – about four inches – away without needing to touch them physically. As such, the touchless sensor could ...