TU MunichThe sensitive robot
A team at the Technical University of Munich has developed a system of artificial skin and control algorithms inspired by biological models. This has enabled a human-sized autonomous robot to be fitted with artificial skin over a large area for the first time.
© Astrid Eckert / TUM
The artificial skin developed by Prof. Gordon Cheng and his team at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is made up of hexagonal cells that are roughly the size of a two-euro coin.