Human skin contains sensitive nerve cells that allow tactile interactions with the environment. To help robots and prosthetic devices attain these abilities, researchers created an ultrathin, stretchable electronic skin which could be used for a variety of human-machine interactions.

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Human skin contains sensitive nerve cells that allow tactile interactions with the environment. To help robots and prosthetic devices attain these abilities, researchers created an ultrathin, stretchable electronic skin which could be used for a variety of human-machine interactions.