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HKUST Team Develops EmArm Robotic Arm
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A team at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology developed EmArm, a robotic arm with 71,000 square millimeters of soft optical tactile skin. The system achieves 97.9% sensing fidelity and 99.8% recognition accuracy for five touch behaviors. Published in Nature Sensors in 2026, the study marks a shift toward intrinsic intelligence in robotics.
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