Artificial heat-sensitive skin
Using a mechanism similar to that used by pit vipers to sense prey, this biomimetic skin is ~200× more sensitive than existing artificial skins.
Source: Caltech
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Using a mechanism similar to that used by pit vipers to sense prey, this biomimetic skin is ~200× more sensitive than existing artificial skins.
Source: Caltech