Now they’re hiding under the skin of robots. A team of researchers from ETH Zurich in Switzerland have recently created a multi-camera optical tactile sensor that is able to monitor the space ...

To engrave random wrinkling patterns on styrene–ethylene–butylene–styrene (SEBS) electronic skin, the researchers chemically ...

The sensitive skin and nerve endings that cover our hands have been attributed with helping us learn and adapt to our manipulation, so roboticists have insisted on incorporating sensors into ...

With advanced tactile sensors embedded in robotic fingers, humanoid robots are now capable of performing intricate tasks such as gripping with remarkable precision. This cutting-edge tactile sensing ...

Building on the properties of human skin and the ... making advanced tactile sensing accessible outside laboratories. Looking ahead, the LIRMM team plans to refine the sensor by optimizing its ...

Multimodal tactile sensors, which can pick up different types of touch-related information (e.g., pressure, texture and type of material), are among the most promising for applications that can ...