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Why don’t robots have tickle spots?

2025/1/29
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Emma Gersten-Zang:人类之所以会感到痒,是因为我们全身的神经系统能够感知触摸。当我们身体的某些部位,例如腋下或脚底,被触碰时,这些神经会将信号传递到大脑,让我们产生痒的感觉。而机器人不同,它们没有皮肤,也没有遍布全身的神经系统,更没有大脑来处理这些信号,所以它们不会感到痒。此外,人体某些部位比其他部位更容易发痒,例如腋下、脖子和脚底,而有些部位则不容易发痒,例如头顶。目前,我们并不完全了解为什么有些部位更容易发痒,但一些理论认为,挠痒痒可能是一种帮助人类学习保护易受伤害部位的方式,例如腹部等。通过在孩童时期进行挠痒痒的游戏,可以帮助他们学习如何保护这些敏感部位。 Ticklebot 9001:作为机器人,我没有皮肤和神经细胞,因此我不会感到痒。这有点令人失望,但没关系,我们还有其他功能!

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We love when our listeners send in super unique questions. We also love robots. So we *had *to answer this head-scratcher of a question from listener Lucas: why aren’t robots ticklish? We asked pediatrician Emma Gerstenzang to help us find the answer.

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