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#430755 Designing soft robots: Ethics-based ...
Soft-bodied robots offer the possibility for social engagement, and novel tactile human-robot interactions that require careful consideration of the potential for misplaced emotional attachments and personally and socially destructive behavior by users. The ethical challenges related to human-robot interactions and how these should contribute to soft robotics design in the context of social interaction are discussed in a compelling new article in Soft Robotics. Continue reading
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#429969 Mimicking the human hand
Tactile robot hands that copy the complexity of the human hand, including “touch” are already here. A bit creepy, if you ask me…
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