The Sensory Neurons of Touch

Overview of attention for article published in Neuron, August 2013

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A ciência do toque humano, e por que é tão difícil reproduzir em robôs

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News story from The Independent on Wednesday 10 December 2025

The Independent, 10 Dec 2025

Why Human Touch Eludes Robotic Replication

Mirage News, 10 Dec 2025

Robots now see the world with an ease that once belonged only to science fiction.

The science of human touch – and why it’s so hard to replicate in robots

Yahoo! News, 10 Dec 2025

Robots now see the world with an ease that once belonged only to science fiction.

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