Electronic Skin Aids Human-Machine Interactions

New York: Scientists have created a fast and inexpensive new method to develop an electronic skin that can aid robots and prosthetic devices to attain abilities akin to human skin that can detect pressure, temperature and other sensations that allow tactile interactions with the environment. The new method can create an ultrathin, stretchable electronic skin, which could be used for a variety of human-machine interactions, by producing thin-film circuits with integrated microelectronics. (IANS)