Nanowerk April 10, 2024
Existing tactile sensing gloves fall short in terms of user comfort and are ill-suited for underwater applications. Researchers in China proposed and constructed a flexible hand gesture recognition glove (GRG) that contained high-performance micropillar tactile sensors (MPTSs) inspired by the flexible tube foot of a starfish. The sensor has a wide working range, superfast response time, reliable repeatability, and a low limit of detection and they were waterproof. When integrated with machine learning algorithm, the GRG system achieved intelligent recognition of 16 hand gestures under water, extending real-time and effective communication capabilities for divers. According to the researchers the GRG system may have a wide range of applications in the field of underwater communications… read more. TECHNICAL ARTICLEÂ
Graphical abstract. Credit: ACS Nano 2024, XXXX, XXX, XXX-XXX, April 10, 2024