NICOP - Synthetic skin with intelligent Touch (SiTouch
Abstract
Human like robots have been an aspiration and fascination for scientist and the public for many decades but this dream has been out of reach until now. Technological advances over the last decade in lightweight durable materials, actuators, coordination and e-skin have reignited the promises of robotics in everyday life. However, several issues remain unexplored such as soft and dexterous limbs with tactile ability. Therefore, we propose to address the immediate needs in underwater biorobotics by developing novel tactile sensing technologies to permit the reliable operation of robots in challenging dynamic environments. This work addresses ONR~s focus to develop technologies for mine warfare applications, detecting and neutralizing mines in both the ocean and littoral environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- DoD Grant Award
- Publication Date
- Feb 03, 2017
- Source ID
- N629091512024
Entities
People
- Sunil L. Kukreja
Organizations
- National University of Singapore
- Office of Naval Research
- United States Navy