Imagine a robot that can feel the pressure of a human touch, a wearable device that can monitor the body like a second layer of skin, or artificial limbs that can sense their surroundings just like humans do. This future is becoming closer as researchers develop advanced electronic skin technology that can bring human-like sensing abilities to machines. A team of Korean researchers has achieved a major breakthrough in flexible electronic skin technology by creating a new fabrication method that can produce large-area sensors directly where they are needed. The innovation could accelerate the commercialization of electronic skin for applications ranging from intelligent robots and wearable devices to healthcare systems and human-machine interaction technologies. The research was conducted by the Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI) in collaboration with Professor Ahn Jun Seong’s research team from the Department of Control and Instrumentation Engineering at Korea...