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Shape-sensing sheet digitally tracks its own movement as it bends and twists


MIT engineers developed a flexible, shape-sensing sheet that digitally reconstructs its own form as it bends and twists. The sheet could be fashioned into a soft and pliable garment that a user could comfortably wear to physically control a video game character or a tele-operated robot, or to collect data during physical therapy.

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