Phimega Group Post #56

Touch Sensing for Robot and Game Console
posted by soliton at Thu, 4 Mar 2010 - 14:34:19

First thing popped up in my mind reading this news is, in near future
there will be touchy-feely interface for every game consoles out
there. Playing game would not be only pressing a button, of course do
not mean to disregard the accelerometer sensor used in current game
console like Wii. We will have game console which could feel how hard
you touch the input sensor. Playing game would become more realistic.
And of course robot will gain more improvement with this sensor.


More Info:
Robots to become touchy-feely
http://forum.phimega.com/viewtopic.php?f=3D14&t=3D412

MIT Media Lab has commissioned Peratech Limited to develop a type of
electronic =91skin=92 for robotic devices that will enable a robot to
determine where it is being touched and with how much pressure. The
project aims to develop a touch-sensitive surface layer for robots
using Peratech=92s patented =91quantum tunnelling composite=92 material.

Quantum tunnelling composites (QTCs) provide a measured response to
force and/or touch by changing their electrical resistance. QTCs are
electro-active polymeric materials made from metallic or non-metallic
filler particles combined with an elastomeric binder. When pressure is
applied to the material, the resistance drops in proportion to the
amount of pressure, which enables the development of sophisticated
human=96machine interface designs that respond to variations in
pressure.



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soliton
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