1.0Gizmodo Australiahttps://gizmodo.com.augizmodohttps://gizmodo.com.au/author/gizmodo/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ptEyjEfTU8"><a href="https://gizmodo.com.au/2020/07/the-chip-that-can-smell-can-now-help-robots-feel-touch/">The Chip That Can Smell Can Now Help Robots Feel Touch</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://gizmodo.com.au/2020/07/the-chip-that-can-smell-can-now-help-robots-feel-touch/embed/#?secret=ptEyjEfTU8" width="600" height="338" title="“The Chip That Can Smell Can Now Help Robots Feel Touch” — Gizmodo Australia" data-secret="ptEyjEfTU8" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/28/lcugxfdc9wuvoglvexoq.jpg?quality=7525591440Researchers from the National University of Singapore (NUS) have created an artificial robot skin that can process touch 1,000 times faster than humans can, according to Loihi, which Cornell University researchers were able to program to recognise the scent of hazardous chemicals a few months ago. Are these Loihi chips beginning to sound like the […]