Bionic “Finger” Used for Imaging
Researchers at “China’s Wuyi University [Jiangmen, Guangdong] have created a robotic finger that may offer another way to analyze our human form – by poking and prodding it. Their bionic finger can detect structures such as the blood vessels, tissues and bones that exist beneath our skin. . . . . The bionic finger actually looks more like a tattoo gun than a finger. It works by repeatedly jabbing a surface with a small needle-like tip as it methodically scans back and forth along the area. The tip is made from carbon fibers which compress to a greater or lesser extent as they encounter softer and harder materials. Based on its own contraction as well as the reaction of the material it is encountering, the bionic finger is thus able to create three-dimensional images of what it touches.” MORE
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