TEXTILES AND CLOTHING HELP ROBOTS PERFORM FUNCTIONS, INTERACT WITH PEOPLE
May 1st, 2013
WHILE textiles, clothing and textile-based soft materials have not traditionally been a focus in robotics, researchers in the United States (US) especially are increasingly combining the two to perform certain functions, such as helping robots to 'touch' and 'feel' their environment."It [making soft and flexible components] is one of the last spaces that, not just robotics, but electronics in general have had difficulty working into," said Adam Whiton of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's (MIT) group developing socially engaging robots for everyday ...
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