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Now here’s an intelligent robot that won’t crush your hand as it detects before grabbing stuff.

A robotic hand designed by Intel researchers is able to sense the general shape of objects before interacting with them.

The tips of its fingers send out a weak electrical impulse that objects interfere with, giving the hand a rough idea of what it’s about to grasp. Using electrolocation, as it’s known, is common in fish, particularly sharks, which detect electric fields better than any other animal.

via engadget - wired

Tags: electrical impulse, fingers, fish, intel, intelligent robot, robotic-hand, rough idea, shape, sharks

This entry was posted on Thursday, June 12th, 2008 at 3:37 pm and is filed under Consumer, Cool, Educational, Entertainment, Gadgets, Robots, Video, technology.
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