First-of-a-kind electronic skin mimics human pain response

newatlas ^ | 9/6/20 | Nick Lavars

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Electronic skins that perform the same sensory functions as human skin could mean big things for the fields of robotics and medical devices, and scientists are not solely focused on just the pleasant ones. Researchers in Australia have succeeded in developing an artificial skin that responds to painful stimuli in the same way real skin does, which they see as an important step towards intelligent machines and prosthetics.

It mightn’t seem like the most practical of goals, but researchers have been working to develop electronic skins that allow robots and prostheses to feel pain for quite some time. These technologies could enable amputees to know if they are picking up something sharp or dangerous, for example, or could make robots more durable and safer for humans to be around.

The researchers behind the latest breakthrough, from Australia’s Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, believe they have created a first of-a-kind device that can replicate the feedback loop of painful stimuli in unprecedented detail. Just as nerve signals travel to the brain at warp speed to inform it that we've encountered something sharp or hot, the new artificial skin does so with great efficiency, and with an ability to distinguish between less and more severe forms of pain.

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AI and fabricated prosthetic limbs & skin have made tremendous strides in the past few years. A lot of Prophecy Watchers believe AI and human hybrids play a big part in Revelation and Daniel’s final 7 years with the Image of the Beast and other futuristic possibilities the Son of Perdition will have at his disposal.

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First-of-a-kind electronic skin mimics human pain response

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What would really be useful is if a system could be developed so that the exact pain a person is feeling could be communicated to the doctor.

If the doctor could feel the level, nature, and location of the pain then they could make a more accurate diagnosis and recommend a more successful treatment.

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This thread isn’t about anything useful. This thread is just about the end of the world. No I have no idea what the connection is either. The technology seems like something good. For human beings who don’t want the world to end

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dp -- there are folks obsessed with a rapture. instead of living daily as Christ-like as we can and loving God and our neighbor each day.

This is a good technology to enable robots to check if environments are safe for humans. One can think of these in certain environments - space for one, and also in rescue zones.