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Meta AI has developed new tools to enable robots to touch and feel like humans.
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The tools include Meta Sparsh, Meta Digit 360, and Meta Digit Plexus, which enhance robot touch, movement, and collaboration.
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These advancements could impact industries like healthcare, manufacturing, and virtual reality.
Meta AI has made significant strides in robotics with new tools that allow robots to touch and feel like humans. The company’s research team, FAIR, has developed technologies that focus on giving robots the ability to “feel” and move with skill, enabling them to work alongside people safely.
The new tools include Meta Sparsh, a touch-sensing technology; Meta Digit 360, an artificial fingertip with human-level sensitivity; and Meta Digit Plexus, a system that connects multiple touch sensors across a robotic hand. These innovations enable robots to perform tasks with sensitivity and adaptability, similar to humans.
Meta has partnered with GelSight Inc. and Wonik Robotics to manufacture and distribute these tools, making them accessible to researchers worldwide. Additionally, Meta has introduced PARTNR, a simulation platform that helps robots practice household tasks and situations with virtual human partners, improving human-robot interaction.
These advancements have far-reaching implications for industries like healthcare, manufacturing, and virtual reality. Robots with fine-touch skills could assist in surgeries or caregiving, while those with enhanced movement could handle fragile items or complex assembly tasks. With these tools, Meta AI is pushing the boundaries of robotics and human-robot collaboration.
