Allegro (IMAGE) U.S. National Science Foundation Caption SynTouch, a small business funded by the NSF Small Business Innovation Research program, is developing a new standard to quantify touch for industries such as robotics that rely on qualitative data from expert sensory panels, the tactile equivalent of professional wine tasters. Credit SynTouch LLC Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.