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Researchers Unveil 'Remote Touch': A New Sense

11/12/2025

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Queen Mary University of London and University College London researchers identified a seventh sense named 'remote touch'.
In experiments, participants located hidden items in sand with 70.7% accuracy at 6.9 cm.
The findings have implications for archaeology and for exploring granular terrains, including Martian soil.
Robotic systems trained on this research achieved a 40% detection rate.
The study was presented at the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning.

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Queen Mary University of London and University College London researchers identified a seventh sense named 'remote touch'.
In experiments, participants located hidden items in sand with 70.7% accuracy at 6.9 cm.
The findings have implications for archaeology and for exploring granular terrains, including Martian soil.
Robotic systems trained on this research achieved a 40% detection rate.
The study was presented at the 2025 IEEE International Conference on Development and Learning.