Human's Capability to Discriminate Spatial Forces at the Big Toe

A key factor for reliable object manipulation is the tactile information provided by the skin of our hands. As this sensory information is so essential in our daily life it should also be provided during teleoperation of robotic devices or in the control of myoelectric prostheses. It is well-known t...

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Main Authors: Annette Hagengruber, Hannes Höppner, Jörn Vogel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurorobotics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fnbot.2018.00013/full