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Alternating current can reduce friction by redistributing electronic density at material interfaces


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A strip of electronic skin that wraps around a robot’s finger can detect pressure, friction, and strain. This is the first time that researchers have arranged a variety of different types of sensors in complex 3D layouts similar to those of sensory cells in human skin.