Loomia created its tactile sensing developer kit after surveying 100 engineers as part of the NSF I-Corps program.

Currently, most tactile sensor researches are focusing on physical mimetic technologies that measure the pressure used for a robot to grab an object, ...

Qian Y, Han S W, Kwon H J. Design of an ultrasonic concentrator for vibro-tactile sensors using electro-mechanical analogy[J]. International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing, 2019, ...

A research team has developed a new soft tactile sensor with skin-comparable characteristics. A robotic gripper with the sensor mounted at the fingertip could accomplish challenging tasks such as ...

In the future, the team's sensor could also be improved further; for instance, to support the identification of an even wider range of materials and the detection of more types of tactile information.