This Fingertip for Robots Uses Magnets to ‘Feel’ Things
Mar 19, 2021•9 min
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Episode description
By sensing the subtle changes in the finger’s own magnetic field, this new technology could one day make for ultra-sensitive prosthetic hands.
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