skin builds a "bridge"
The application of electronic skin is by no means limited to the medical field. Like innovative scientific and technological achievements such as 3D printing and big data, electronic skin will bring about qualitative changes in some fields.
At present, even the most lifelike and bionic prosthesis in the world is difficult to achieve a breakthrough in touch. Electronic skin with tactile ability can completely make the prosthesis understand touching, bending or pressing, and help people with prostheses recover their feelings.
Beyond the medical field, electronic skin will undoubtedly be a revolution in the research and development of intelligent robots. Although the robot design has already realized the functions of vision and hearing, and can perform some complicated technical operations, it is difficult to detect the multi-directional tactile three-dimensional force in the bulky "armor" directly because the skin is just a neglected part in the research and development of robot technology, and it is difficult to understand the difference in the force required to pick up an apple or a cup.
The electronic skin with good pressure-sensitive characteristics and flexibility can solve the difficult problem of robot design, which can not only help the robot to acquire environmental information sensitively, but also give it mechanical flexibility.
for wearable devices that guide the future IT trend, e-skin is also promising. As a sophisticated device that can be embedded or covered with human body, it is not necessary to wear electronic monitoring equipment for patients with chronic diseases to track heart rate, blood pressure, blood sugar and other indicators in the future. Electronic skin is the best indicator of human health.
For example, if the electronic skin is combined with smart watches and wristbands, the "intelligent pulse-taking" can be realized only by comparing and analyzing the electrical graphic signals output by the electronic skin. Scientists also imagine that using the equipment equipped with electronic skin to monitor the weak pressure change caused by the muscle movement in the throat can completely convert the pressure change signal into voice and act as a "sound tube" for the deaf-mute people.
electronic skin is transcending the properties of skin itself. From the technical trend, electronic skin has built a bridge for prosthetic manufacture, robot design, wearable devices and other fields.