Detecting Heartbeats Using Spider-Inspired Sensors

heart-beatSpider senses have become the inspiration for sensors that could be used to detect vibrations such as simple words and heartbeats.  This sensor, created by researchers from Seoul National University in South Korea, copies the design of the organ called ‘slit sensilla’ in the joints of spider legs. This sensor can be worn by people around their necks and can detect heartbeats through blood vessels.

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