Tactile Displays are Starting to Emerge

This new type of display technology will allow you to feel pressure. A body suit of this type would allow for full body telepresence, and virtual reality.
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Artificial Skin that can Detect Heat and Touch

Using carbon nanotubes scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Nanomaterials Synthesis and Properties Group are creating advanced artificial skin with their FILMskin project.
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Iron Man Technology--Way Cool!

Although the new Iron Man movie looks like it will be great, I will be seeing it at midnight tonight, the most important thing about it is that it will spur scientists and engineers to start figuring how to do it.
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Fire Fighting Robot

Although this is just a concept robot, it is good to see someone is starting to think of these things. A telepresence robot would work well in fire fighting.
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