The first electronic skin.

Chinese scientists made an interesting advance with the development of a three-dimensional electronic skin, this innovation reported by the Xinhua news agency can be applied directly to the skin like a bandage, allowing health monitoring in real time.

But in addition to potential applications in biomedical diagnostics, it could also be used in humanoid robots, led by Professor Zhang Yihui of Tsinghua University, the electronic skin detects three mechanical signals pressure, friction and tension.

The professor explains that the electronic skin is a new type of sensor that emits the sensory functions of human skin, in the future it can be installed on the fingertips of medical robots for diagnoses and treatments in addition to functioning as a bandage to monitor health data such as blood oxygen saturation and heart rate in real time in humans.

This technology tactile receptor cells densely arranged in a three-dimensional structure allowing us to perceive external stimuli with precision, one of the great challenges is to simultaneously decode signals of pressure, friction and deformation, something that the new electronic skin overcomes with a structure similar to that of human skin, Composed of epidermis, dermis and subcutaneous tissues.

Previous electronic skins like the one developed by Stanford scientists could communicate directly with the brain by mimicking the sensory feedback of real skin, however, Professor Zhang's team's innovation goes further, when the electronic skin touches an object several sensors operate together. and the captured signals are processed by deep learning algorithms, this allows the electronic skin to accurately detect the softness, hardness and shape of objects.

The technology offers rapid measurement capabilities and friction coefficients and multi-format object modules with applications in freshness assessment, biomedical diagnostics, humanoid robotics, and prosthetic systems.

What do you think of this new technology, can you imagine robost with this skin in the future; We will be closer to replacing humans in complex tasks, tell me in the comments. Thank you.

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