Seoul National University College of Engineering announced that a research team led by Professor Tae-Woo Lee in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering has developed an eco-friendly artificial spiderweb pressure sensor inspired by the multiscale architecture of natural spiderwebs. The sensor simultaneously achieves high sensitivity, fast response time and excellent mechanical stability.

Capable of real-time detection of human pulse, respiration, vocalization and finger movements, the sensor can be integrated with robotic hand control systems and is expected to find broad applications in Parkinson’s disease rehabilitation assistive devices, eco-friendly wearable devices and user-friendly robotics.