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Man Invents Robot Finger For Cellphone

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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) - There's now a robot finger you can attach to your mobile phone.

It's called the "Mobi-link" robotic finger, and plugs right into your cellphone.

It can stroke your hand as you use your phone.

But what's even creepier, it can drag your phone across your desk.

A French researcher says he built the gadget to bring the sense of touch to human's interactions with phones, computers and other devices.

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