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Engineers develop "e-whiskers" that could give robots the ability to "see" and "feel" their environment
Many animals use whiskers to help sense their environment. The extremely sensitive tactile hairs can give information about the weather and can help the animal navigate its surroundings in low visibility. Now, scientists have revealed a prototype for electronic whiskers which could be widely used for human-machine interfaces and with next-generation robots, among many uses.
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