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Smart foam material gives robotic hands the ability to self-repair

bySidra Butt
July 7, 2021
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Singapore researchers have developed a smart foam material that allows robots to sense nearby objects, and repairs themselves when damaged, just like human skin.

Artificially innervated foam, or AiFoam, is a highly elastic polymer created by mixing fluoropolymer with a compound that lowers surface tension.

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according to the researchers at the National University of Singapore, it allows the spongy material to fuse easily into one piece when cut.

“There are many applications for such a material, especially in robotics and prosthetic devices, where robots need to be a lot more intelligent when working around humans,” explained lead researcher Benjamin Tee.

To replicate the human sense of touch, the researchers infused the material with microscopic metal particles and added tiny electrodes underneath the surface of the foam.

When pressure is applied, the metal particles draw closer within the polymer matrix, changing their electrical properties. These changes can be detected by the electrodes connected to a computer, which then tells the robot what to do, Tee said.

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