`E-skin' gets a step closer to reality with new tech Researchers have developed a new technique to produce high-quality , low-cost graphene that could pave the way for the creation of the firondonst flexible `electronic skin', which could be used in robots.

Researchers from UK's University of Exeter through the new method can develop graphene now in simpler way . Led by professor Monica Craciun, the team has used this technique to create the first transparent and flexible touch-sensor that could enable the development of artificial skin for use in robot manufacturing.

"Currently , industrial graphene is produced using Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD), which is pretty expensive and time consuming process," she said. The new technique grows graphene in an industrial cold wall CVD system, a state-of-the-art piece of equipment recently developed by UK graphene company Moorfield. This new technique grows graphene 100 times faster than conventional methods, reduces costs by 99% and has enhanced electronic quality , researchers said.