从蛇那里汲取灵感，新的“皮肤”正在帮助机器人感知周围环境的温暖。
为预定的前进做好准备，这注定会使机器人更像人性化。
瑞士的一个研究团队开发了一种材料，其作用类似于机器人的“皮肤”，有助于温度检测。像许多技术进步一样，机器人皮肤从大自然中汲取了线索，依赖于蛇的识别捕食的过程，这是由于信号辐射热的离子电流变化而引起的。
To make the robot skin, a pectin solution is mixed with calcium chloride and then dehydrated. This film can then be combined with artificial intelligence capabilities to give the humanoid robot sensory feedback needed to create a picture of its environment and surroundings. Researchers hope that with these heat-sensing features, robots can be used to better learn the lay of the land, seamlessly navigate crowded areas or even facilitate the discovery of humans during search and rescue operations.
在揭示新技术时，研究团队使用泰迪熊证明了皮肤的有效性。正如Futurism.com上的一篇文章所述，该玩具被微波炉摄取至37摄氏度（98.6摄氏度（98.6摄氏度），人体的身体温度），皮肤能够从一米处检测到它。更好的是，皮肤检测到温度的变化小至10毫米，这是人类皮肤敏感的两倍。
On one hand, I’d argue that a temperature-sensitive skin for robots is a good thing, making them far more useful and effective for automation. On the other hand, this robot thing could get pretty creepy, pretty fast.
