A new study suggests humans can sense hidden objects without touching them, by detecting faint movements in sand. This unexpected form of “remote touch” challenges traditional ideas about how the ...

A team led by Prof. DONG Erbao from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), collaborating with Prof. YU Xinge from the City University of ...

Remote touch, sometimes called the "seventh sense," is an astonishing ability that humans use without being fully aware of it. This sense allows us to perceive the presence of objects without direct ...

Schematics of the tactile systems. (A) Schematics of the human and artificial tactile systems. (B) Examples of the functions of tactile systems. A tactile perception system capable of providing ...

Research by British scientists reveals that our tactile perception transcends the boundaries of immediate physical contact. This discovery challenges established conceptions about the limits of our ...

Tactile perception and motion processing are central to understanding how the human somatosensory system interprets the environment. The integration of spatial and temporal signals from the skin ...

Researchers are breaking through the difficulties of robotic recognition of various common, yet complex, items. Their layered sensor is equipped with material detection at the surface and pressure ...

Robotiq says it has combined adaptive gripping with high-frequency tactile sensing, enabling robots to generalize across objects.

Tactile mechanoreceptors are essential for environmental interaction and movement. Traditional tactile sensors in wearables and robotics often fall short, especially in restoring touch in cases of ...

Meta made several major announcements for robotics and embodied AI systems this week. This includes releasing benchmarks and artifacts for better understanding and interacting with the physical world.

More than 30 international contributors have produced a ground-breaking new book on tactile mapping for people with visual impairments.