This robot hand has pores that sweat through a flesh-like outer layer, can vent out the smell of shampoo and a small speaker plays the sounds of footsteps—all to support the illusion of human companionship.
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"In a pandemic where touch is a proven vector, paradoxically it’s also a part of the cure."
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