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This week’s Squiz Kids Science Short, we explore how robotic arms really work — from the tiny electrical signals your muscles send, to the clever sensors that help artificial limbs move. And we uncover something surprising: movement is only half the story. To truly work, a robotic limb needs to feel.
So how do scientists restore touch and that hidden superpower called proprioception — your body’s sense of where it is in space?
This week’s Squiz Kids Science Short, we explore how robotic arms really work — from the tiny electrical signals your muscles send, to the clever sensors that help artificial limbs move. And we uncover something surprising: movement is only half the story. To truly work, a robotic limb needs to feel.
So how do scientists restore touch and that hidden superpower called proprioception — your body’s sense of where it is in space?
It’s a fascinating look at biology, engineering and the question at the heart of it all:
If technology works alongside your body… does that make you less human — or simply show how adaptable humans have always been?
Listen now to find out.
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This is an episodic podcast, so you can listen to it in any order, but episode one is a great place to start.
Listen to episode one hereThis week’s Squiz Kids Science Short, we explore how robotic arms really work — from the tiny electrical signals your muscles send, to the clever sensors that help artificial limbs move. And we uncover something surprising: movement is only half the story. To truly work, a robotic limb needs to feel.
So how do scientists restore touch and that hidden superpower called proprioception — your body’s sense of where it is in space?
It’s a fascinating look at biology, engineering and the question at the heart of it all:
If technology works alongside your body… does that make you less human — or simply show how adaptable humans have always been?
Listen now to find out.
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