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Dr. YU Xinge and his research team developed a wireless self-sensing and haptic-reproducing electronic skin (e-skin) to detect and deliver the sense of touch. The e-skin has 16 flexible sensors to perform the touch sensing and haptic feedback functions. Once a person presses and releases a sensor in one e-skin patch, it provides electrical signals for tactile sensation to a corresponding sensor in another e-skin patch. This invention overcomes the limitations of space and reduces the sense of distance in human communication.

The research findings were published in Science Advances under the title “Touch IoT enabled by wireless self-sensing and haptic-reproducing electronic skin”.

Press coverage:
(17 JUN 2023) This device allows you to send hugs over the internet [gearrice.com]
(14 JUN 2023) You can send a hug through the internet with this haptic invention [technologyforyou]
(24 FEB 2023) 城大研發「電子皮膚」遙距擁抱不是夢 [Headline Daily]
(24 FEB 2023) 城大研電子皮膚 遠距離觸感傳送 [Oriental Daily News]
(24 FEB 2023) 城大研發電子皮膚 可遙距觸感感應 [Sky Post]
(23 FEB 2023) Sensitive electronic skin sends touches back and forth between wearers [News Atlas]
(23 FEB 2023) Wireless, Soft E-Skin For Interactive Touch Communication In The Virtual World [Technewsboy]