In the last decade, we have witnessed a drastic change in the form factor of audio and vision
technologies, from heavy and grounded machines to lightweight devices that naturally fit our …

In recent years, biopolymers are getting wide attention with the perspective of develo**
high‐performance biocomposites with low environmental impact owing to their unique and …

Humans can handle and manipulate objects with ease; however, human dexterity has yet to
be matched by artificial systems. Receptors in our fingers and hands provide essential tactile …

As the field of robotics is expanding from the fixed environment of a production line to
complex human environments, robots are required to perform increasingly human-like …

In this review, we discuss the current knowledge on the tribology of human skin and present
an analysis of the available experimental results for skin friction coefficients. Starting with an …

We describe how upper limb amputees can be made to experience a rubber hand as part of
their own body. This was accomplished by applying synchronous touches to the stump …

BACKGROUND: Bionic prosthetic hands are rapidly evolving. An in-depth knowledge of this
field of medicine is currently only required by a small number of individuals working in highly …

Inspired by biology, significant advances have been made in the field of electronic skin
(eSkin) or tactile skin. Many of these advances have come through mimicking the …

Haptic feedback is critical in a broad range of human-machine/computer-interaction
applications. However, the high cost and low portability/wearability of haptic devices remain …

Background It is widely believed that both feed-forward and feed-back mechanisms are
required for successful object manipulation. Open-loop upper-limb prosthesis wearers …