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Smart foam material gives robotic hand the ability to self-repair 07/05/2021 | 11:30pm EDT Send by mail : Message : Required fields SINGAPORE, July 6 (Reuters) - Singapore researchers have developed a smart foam material that allows robots to sense nearby objects, and repairs itself when damaged, just like human skin. Artificially innervated foam, or AiFoam, is a highly elastic polymer created by mixing fluoropolymer with a compound that lowers surface tension. This allows the spongy material to fuse easily into one piece when cut, according to the researchers at the National University of Singapore. There are many applications for such a material, especially in robotics and prosthetic devices, where robots need to be a

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