UppTalk: Can we give robots and prosthetic hands a sense of touch?

  • Date: 8 October 2024, 12:00–12:30
  • Location: Zoom
  • Type: Seminar
  • Lecturer: Zhibin Zhang, docent at Department of Electrical Engineering, and Libo Chen, Assistant Professor at Department of Electrical Engineering
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  • Organiser: Faculty of Science and Technology
  • Contact person: Nina Lund

Robot technology is advancing at a rapid pace, but a major challenge remains: giving robots and prosthetic hands a sense of touch similar to our own. This would make them safer and more useful, and the technique could also be used in other medical applications. Meet researchers Zhibin Zhang and Libo Chen in a conversation about the breakthrough that can make this possible.

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UppTalk is a popular science seminar series via Zoom where you can take part in interesting conversations with researchers at Uppsala University. The talks focus on socially relevant topics, where you as a listener have the opportunity to ask questions to our researchers.

Forskarna Zhibin Zhang och Libo Chen

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