Professor Chu is co-author on a new paper in Science Advances which describes a multi-receptor sensing system that could be used to boost the sensing capabilities of robotic, haptic and prosthetic systems. Their bionic multi-receptor skin design incorporates tele-perception to enhance human perception and cognition beyond conventional noncontact sensors
The sensing system is a dual sensory design, which by mimicking the electroreception and mechanoreception capabilities of platypuses, allows the skin to accurately detect objects and gather tactile information with a high sensitivity, both when touching them and at a distance. This enables precise remote control of surveillance systems and robotic manipulators.
The work was performed in collaboration with scientists at and. The paper was published in Science Advances Vol. 10 eadp8681 (2024): https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adp8681 and also features in a news article from TechXplore: platypus-bionic-multi-receptor-skin.