Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tactile sensors have become essential in robotics, prosthetics, wearable devices, and healthcare monitoring. By detecting and ...

Touch is the sense that brings us into direct contact with reality, revealing shape, texture, and resistance. Designing soft sensors to mimic biological fingertips facilitates natural haptic ...

Tactile is an essential information for humans perceiving the world physically. And tactile sensing plays an important role in improving the performance of planning and control for a robotic ...

Scientists at the Chung-Ang University in South Korea say they have developed“self-powered tactile sensors” for robotics and wearables, adding that they have also uncovered“advanced manufacturing ...

The latest tactile sensor advances from flexible electronics to multi-modal sensing. New manufacturing methods supporting scalable, cost-effective production. Best practices for integrating sensors, ...

A joint research team co-led by City University of Hong Kong (CityU) has developed a new soft tactile sensor with skin-comparable characteristics. A robotic gripper with the sensor mounted at the ...

Why auxetic materials offer some unique advantages in sensor fabrication. How additive manufacturing was used with autextic materials to create unique pressure and force sensors. The structure and ...

A self-powered kirigami cube sensor detects force direction and pressure through one signal channel, enabling compact and efficient tactile input for human-machine interfaces. (Nanowerk Spotlight) ...