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    This Touchy-Feely Glove Senses and Maps Tactile Stimuli

    August 6, 2021, Categories  Health/Medical, Biology/Biotechnology

    the glove with visible sensors
    An MIT team of engineers has designed a new touch-sensing glove that can “feel” pressure and other tactile stimuli. The glove’s inside lining is studded with small, kernel-sized electrodes that can sense and map subtle changes in pressure.
    Credits:Image: Courtesy of the researchers

    The design could help restore motor function after stroke, enhance virtual gaming experiences. When you pick up a balloon, the pressure to keep hold of it is different from what you would exert to grasp a jar. And now engineers at MIT and elsewhere have a way to precisely measure and map such subtleties of tactile dexterity.

    The team has designed a new touch-sensing glove that can “feel” pressure and other tactile stimuli...

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