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  "textContent": "In a groundbreaking new study, researchers have developed an electronic skin that allows humanoid robots to distinguish everyday touch from damaging force. That ability, once reserved for living nervous systems, could reshape how robots interact with the physical world and with humans in particular.\n\nContinue Reading\n\n**Category:** AI and Humanoids, Technology\n\n**Tags:** Robots, Skin, Electronic skin, Sensory, Touch",
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