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SimTac: A physics-based simulator for vision-based tactile sensing with biomorphic structures

(A) Compared with conventional flat-shaped tactile sensors, biomorphically inspired tactile sensors exhibit enhanced geometric complexity and an extended sensing range, which imposes increased ...
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CrystalTac: vision-based tactile sensor family fabricated via rapid monolithic manufacturing

(A) C-Sight, IMM mechanism. (B) C-Tac, MDM mechanism. (C) C-SighTac, IMM + MDM mechanism. (D) Vi-C-Tac, MDM + MFM mechanism. (E) Vi-C-Sight, IMM + MFM mechanism. The diagram for each design ...
Electronic Design

Vision-Based Tactile Sensor Helps Streamline Robotics

At CES, Electronic Design talked with Japan-based FingerVision CEO Yuji Nono about his company’s approach to tactile sensors. Inside the gripper lives an optical-based tactile sensor with ...
Nature

Slip-actuated bionic tactile sensing system with dynamic DC generator integrated E-textile for dexterous robotic manipulation

Dexterous manipulation in robotics requires coordinated sensing, signal processing, and actuation for real-time, precise object control. Despite advances, the current artificial tactile sensory system ...
Nature

Let’s DENSE: a novel protocol for efficiently collecting dense and diverse data for tactile slip detection in robotic grasping

There is a growing interest in leveraging tactile sensing and data-driven models to enable robust robotic grasping; in this context, detecting object slip is a fundamental skill. However, the large ...