Tee demonstrating how his device can detect the texture of a soft stress ball at a lab in NUS, Singapore. — Reuters
SINGAPORE: Singapore researchers have developed "electronic skin" capable of recreating a sense of touch, an innovation they hope will allow people with prosthetic limbs to detect objects, as well as feel texture, or even temperature and pain.
The device, dubbed ACES, or Asynchronous Coded Electronic Skin, is made up of 100 small sensors and is about 1 sq cm (0.16 square inch) in size.
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Tee demonstrating how his device can detect the texture of a soft stress ball at a lab in NUS, Singapore. — Reuters
Tee demonstrates how his device can detect the texture of a squishy stress ball at a lab in NUS, Singapore. — Reuters
Tee sits for an interview at a lab in NUS, Singapore. — Reuters
A light emitting skin developed by Tee and his team is displayed at a lab in NUS, Singapore. — Reuters
Tee prepares to demonstrate how his device can detect the texture of a soft stress ball at a lab in NUS, Singapore. — Reuters
Tee demonstrates how his device can detect the texture of a solid plastic ball at a lab in NUS, Singapore. — Reuters
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