Electrical rubber could be used as synthetic skin for robots
"As robots enter our everyday life, they need to have sensors everywhere on their bodies like humans," said Tsuyoshi Sekitani. Image via University of Tokyo
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Scientists at the University of Tokyo have created a material with the texture and flexibility of rubber, but possessing more than 570 times the electrical conductivity. Made by grinding carbon nanotubes with an ionic liquid and adding it to rubber, the material could be used to make intelligent steering wheels and mattresses, stretchable television displays, or sensitive e-skin for robots.
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