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How Robot Hands Are Learning to Sense Heat
Robot hands have gotten good at gripping, feeling, and judging weight, but heat has always been a blind spot. In this episode, Lucas and Luna look at a new generation of tactile sensors that can register thermal signatures, and what that unlocks for manufacturing, prosthetics, and even search and rescue. They discuss why heat sensing is harder than touch, how materials change the signal, and why a hot cup of coffee is a surprisingly hard test for a robot. With a concrete look at the physics and the current state of the tech, this episode gives you a clear picture of where robotic perception…
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