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From: Tom 'HotShot' Scarince <ths7797@hertz.njit.edu>
Subject: Re: Piezo Electric Transducers and wiskers !! 
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On 17 Nov 1994, Ben R. Forrest wrote:

> any PE material. (Could I use a buzzer in reverse,
> or hack apart a record cartridge?)

I've heard of using a record player "needle" as a tactile sensor for a 
robotic hand, and you can buy a PE element at Rat Shack no problem.  
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