Scientists unveil robot that can detect changes in pressure via its synthetic skin

In an attempt to build a “symbiotic society”, a team at Osaka University in Japan have developed a robot programmed to wince when an electric charge is applied to its 'skin'. It is furr hoped that coding pain sensors into machines will help in creating empathy for human suffering. According to media reports, it is believed to help robots to help m act as compassionate companions. le researcher Professor Miru Asa who is also President of Robotics Society of Japan reportedly said that in Japan, it is believed all inanimate objects “have a soul”. refore, a “metal robot is different from a human in that respect”. 

Asa also said that re are fewer boundaries between humans and objects. According to media reports when he was asked if future regarding human-machine relationship was predicted in movie 'Ble Runner' which is based on Philip K Dick's vel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep is possible, Asa thinks scientists are “t far away from that technically”. He furr ded that ethics of issue are ar matter. 

He also elaborated that scientists are planning to embed touch and pain nervous system into robot to make machine feel pain. This would furr enable it to understand touch and pain in ors. If this is me possible, empathy and morality can also emerge in machine. Asa said that scientists are “aiming to construct a symbiotic society with artificially intelligent robots” with a robot that can feel pain is an essential component of that kind of society. 

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Step-climbing robot

While scientists in Japan are trying to embed pain and touch senses in robot, scientists at John Hopkins University have recently developed a robot snake that mimics  reptile's movements in order to traverse obstacles. According to reports, scientists that developed robot hope that it will navigate treacherous terrains such as earthquake and flood-affected areas that may le to better search and rescue. 

This robot can reportedly be of great use to search and rescue teams that work at disaster sites. It can access small crevices and areas that would have previously been accessible and search for survivors, saving countless lives in process. According to reports, scientists observed movement of snakes keenly and me a robot that can climb large steps nimbly just like m. 

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