Robots are becoming increasingly integrated into everyday environments—from homes and hospitals to factories and farms.

To effectively tackle a variety of real-world tasks, robots should be able to reliably grasp objects of different shapes, ...

In previous work, robots have attempted to assess objects' hardness by laying them on a flat surface and gently poking them to see how much they give. But this is not the chief way in which humans ...

Sanctuary AI enhanced its Phoenix robot with tactile sensors that let it handle complex, touch-driven jobs. Their technology means Phoenix can detect things like slippage or excessive force, even ...

A wearable suit with distributed tactile (Fig. 1c–e), inertial and force/torque sensing 8 can provide the necessary information about humans interacting with the robot.

image: Tactile fingers progressing through its manufacturing stages: 3D-printed skeleton, flexible circuit board, transparent silicone layer, and reflective skin. view more ...

To make human-robot interactions safer and more fruitful, robots should be capable of sensing their environment. In a recent study, researchers developed a novel robotic link with tactile and ...

Tactile graphics are a common way to present information to people with vision impairments. Tactile graphics can be used to explore a broad range of static visual content but aren’t well suited to ...

The 2-3mm thick material lasts for up to 50,000 touches while generating high-frequency, 3-axis tactile signals and while retaining a temporal resolution of up to 400Hz and a spatial resolution of ...

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Fishel and Loeb say that, although their robot finger is very good at identifying which textures are similar to each other, it can’t tell which textures humans will prefer.

Tactile sensing could also aid robots in distinguishing objects that look similar. In previous work, robots have attempted to assess objects' hardness by laying them on a flat surface and gently ...