Part I: Introduction 1. Humanizing Artificial Touch Part II: Simulations and Experiments on Artificial Skins 2. Modelling of Synthetic Skin Materials 3. Skin Conformance, Compliance, and Hysteresis 4. Effects of the Skin Materials on Subsurface Pressure Profile of Local Shapes 5. Recovery Behaviour of Artificial Skins after Object Contact 6. Air Pockets for Lifelike Skin Compliance in Artificial Finger Phalanges Part III: Tactile Sensing and Bio-Inspired Data Processing 7. Cellulose-Based and Graphene-filled Composites for Tactile Sensing 8.

Bio-inspired Tactile Sensing in an Object Grasp-Lift Task 9. Artificial Fingerprints for the Discrimination of Local Shapes 10. Object Shape Discrimination with Sensorized Gloves 11. Reflex-like Methods for Preventing Slippage of Hand-Held Objects 12. Grasping Force Comparisons between Human and Prosthetic Hands 13. Tactile Sensing during Human Handshakes Part IV: Structural Design and 3D Manufacturing Techniques for Artificial Hands 14. Replication of an Amputee's Missing Limbs with 3D Scanning 15. Patient-Specific Artificial Finger Manufacturing 16.

Patient-Specific Artificial Arm and Hand Manufacturing 17. Design and Analysis of Flexible Joints of 3D Printed Hands 18. Analysis of Openly Accessible 3D Printed Hands 19. Artificial Hand with Lifelike Warmth and Softness Part V: Conclusions 20. Future Directions.