The show begins in space with a suit that has been designed for the planetary exploration of the moon and Mars. We meet someone who not only worked on the space-sooting question, but who wants to give robots a sense of touch. The particular technology has multiple medical applications since computer gaming wearables. They'll go there.
Can you give a robot a sense of touch? Neil deGrasse Tyson, Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly, learn about soft robotics, sensors, and understanding human physiology with co-founders of Organic Robotics Corp, Professor Robert Shepherd and Ilayda Samilgil.
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