Fourth Industrial Revolution

Scientists have created a revolutionary artificial skin

Dr. Benjamin Tee, Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering at the National University of Singapore (NUS), prepares to demonstrate how his device can detect the texture of a soft stress ball at a lab in NUS, Singapore July 27, 2020. Picture taken July 27, 2020. REUTERS/Joseph Campbell - RC296I9WW327

Team leader Benjamin Tee, said Star Wars' character Luke Skywalker inspired the invention. Image: REUTERS/Joseph Campbell

Joseph Campbell
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The device is made up of 100 small sensors and is about 1 sq cm (0.16 square inch) in size. Image: NUS News
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