The technology, called Fragile Object Grasping with Tactile Sensing (FORTE), combines advanced tactile sensing with soft robotics.
The breakthrough could improve robot performance when a light touch is needed, such as in health care and manufacturing.
Is it sensitive enough to touch my self esteem without damaging it?
Oh no…
Oh. I thought you were going in a whole different direction there…
A hole new direction, even.
A robo hand job is yet another way AI is taking our jerbs
A handjob is still a job, officer!
George Carlin very vocally agrees… But things get a bit problematic after that.
And giving them
All it takes is a bad yank… and the computers win.
Can it handle a cylinder without it being damaged?
Soft enough to let you down gently as it takes your job