The Danish Technological Institute (DTI) has been selected by the European Space Agency (ESA) to engineer a smart skin for robot arms to be used in space.
As robots continue to show up all around the world they also take center stage in space. This requires that the machines work well with their human colleagues and that they are also able to withstand the harshness of space with its radiation, low pressure, and violent temperature fluctuations.
The researchers plan on developing a new specially-designed smart skin for robots made of soft materials that can be 3D printed with electronic components directly printed onto textiles. The engineering process of the skin will make it safe for use in space and will allow the robots wearing it to perform a variety of tasks.
This development, argue the researchers, will lead to machines that can assist astronauts in space.
The first part of the development project is expected to be completed in March 2024. Currently, several projects are underway producing smart skin for robots that is not only self-healing but also allows the machines to feel the sense of touch.
A team of scientists from Edinburgh has engineered smart electronic skin they claim “gives robots for the first time a level of physical self-awareness similar to that of people and animals.”
Meanwhile, Stanford scientists have invented a multi-layer self-healing synthetic electronic skin that mimics the real thing allowing robots to feel like humans.
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