Science robotics
Jun 8, 2022
Human skin perceives physical stimuli applied to the body and mitigates the risk of physical interaction through its soft and resilient mechanical properties. Social robots would benefit from whole-body robotic skin (or tactile sensors) resembling hu...
Science robotics
Jun 8, 2022
Touch is a complex sensing modality owing to large number of receptors (mechano, thermal, pain) nonuniformly embedded in the soft skin all over the body. These receptors can gather and encode the large tactile data, allowing us to feel and perceive t...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
May 27, 2022
This paper presents a novel design and development of a low-cost and multi-touch sensor based on capacitive variations. This new sensor is very flexible and easy to fabricate, making it an appropriate choice for soft robot applications. Materials (co...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
May 19, 2022
Tactile information is crucial for recognizing physical interactions, manipulation of an object, and motion planning for a robotic gripper; however, concurrent tactile technologies have certain limitations over directional force sensing. In particula...
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
May 11, 2022
Mechanical properties of biological systems provide useful information about the biochemical status of cells and tissues. Here, an artificial tactile neuron enabling spiking representation of stiffness and spiking neural network (SNN)-based learning ...
ACS applied materials & interfaces
Apr 22, 2022
A tactile sensor is the centerpiece in human-machine interfaces, enabling robotics or prosthetics to manipulate objects dexterously. Specifically, it is crucial to endow the sensor with the ability to detect and distinguish normal and shear forces in...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Apr 1, 2022
Whisker sensors are a class of tactile sensors that have recently attracted attention. Inspired by mammals' whiskers known as mystacial vibrissae, they have displayed tremendous potential in a variety of applications e.g., robotics, underwater vehicl...
ACS nano
Mar 24, 2022
Soft interfaces with self-sensing capabilities play an essential role in environment awareness and reaction. The growing overlap between materials and sensory systems has created a myriad of challenges for sensor integration, including the design of ...
Soft robotics
Mar 21, 2022
The stiffness of a soft robot with structural cavities can be regulated by controlling the pressure of a fluid to render predictable changes in mechanical properties. When the soft robot interacts with the environment, the mediating fluid can also be...
Soft robotics
Mar 11, 2022
Soft grippers significantly widen the palpation capabilities of robots, ranging from soft to hard materials without the assistance of cameras. From a medical perspective, the detection of size and shape of hard inclusions concealed within soft three-...