
Can Robots Feel? With Robert Shepherd and Ilayda Samilgil
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The Robotic Suit - Light Lace and Fiber Optic Technology
Ilaada Shamugu and Rob Shepherd are two mechanical engineers, turn roboticists. Their technology is a fiber optic sensor that's soft and stretchable. It measures things like motion, it measures your missile fatigue, it can measure your test expansion, respiration, heart rate. So basically it is a way to track your vitals as well as your biomechanics while being comfortable.
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