لسان اصطناعي «يتذوق ويتعلّم».. قفزة لحواس الآلات

Researchers have unveiled the first artificial tongue capable of sensing and distinguishing flavors in liquids with the ability to learn to improve accuracy over time, in a step that mimics the function of human taste buds. This innovation opens the door to applications ranging from food safety and fraud detection to rapid medical diagnostics, as it can track subtle changes in the chemical compounds of beverages or clinical samples. The design relies on simulating the functional structure of the sense of taste through precise sensing layers and machine learning models that convert signals into classifiable "flavor fingerprints." Although the road is still long before it can replace human senses in complexity and richness, the integration of sensing with artificial intelligence promises a new generation of laboratory and industrial tools with high sensitivity and adaptability, which could make "tasting" a standard skill for machines in laboratories and production lines. This development enhances the path of "sensory mimicry," where cameras see better, and microphones hear more accurately, but the question remains: can the artificial tongue replace the natural tongue?!