What This MIT Sensor Could Mean For The Future Of Robotics

MIT researchers developed a light-based sensor that gives robots 100 times the sensitivity of a human finger, allowing for "unprecedented dexterity."

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Sources:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/fingertip-sensor-gives-robot-dexterity-0919
YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1EBdbe4Nes
Geek.com http://www.geek.com/chips/new-fingertip-sensor-makes-this-robot-incredibly-dextrous-1604913/
Gizmodo http://gizmodo.com/fingertip-sensor-makes-robots-better-and-far-scarier-1636698377

Image via: Melanie Gonick / MIT
http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/fingertip-sensor-gives-robot-dexterity-0919

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