Liu, S. Q., & Adelson, E. H. (2022, April). Gelsight fin ray: Incorporating tactile sensing into a soft compliant robotic gripper. In 2022 IEEE 5th International Conference on Soft Robotics (RoboSoft) (pp. 925-931). IEEE.

• This paper introduces the novel design of a robot - GelSight Fin Ray, which embodies both the ability to passively adapt to any object it grasps and the ability to perform high-resolution tactile reconstruction, object orientation estimation, and marker tracking for shear and torsional forces.

Miniature and durable spectrometer for wearable applications

https://techxplore.com/news/2022-11-miniature-durable-spectrometer-wearable-applications.html

• The article talks about a gallium nitride lab-on-a-chip device for wearable devices that can withstand harsh environments with severe radiation, such as space exploration, or those with high temperatures and can be adapted to do blood analysis by simply projecting light onto the skin.

Researchers eye embroidery as low-cost solution for making wearable electronics

https://techxplore.com/news/2022-11-eye-embroidery-low-cost-solution-wearable.html

• The article talks about embroidering power-generating yarns onto fabric which will enable researchers to embed a self-powered, numerical touch-pad and movement sensors into clothing.

Star Trek-style scanner creates 'digital twin' to track your health

https://www.sciencefocus.com/the-human-body/star-trek-style-scanner-creates-digital-twin-to-track-your-health/

• The article describes Q Bio's scanner that can measure hundreds of biomarkers in a person’s body and tracks them over time in a so-called digital twin – a sort of databank-cum-avator of your body.