Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Jun 25, 2021
Pulse palpation is an effective method for diagnosing arterial diseases. However, most pulse measurement devices use preconfigured pressures to collect pulse signals, and most pulse tactile simulators can only display standard or predefined pulse wav...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Jun 22, 2021
In this article we report on a 3 × 3 mm tactile interaction sensor that is able to simultaneously detect pressure level, pressure distribution, and shear force direction. The sensor consists of multiple mechanical switches under a conducting diaphrag...
IEEE transactions on haptics
Jun 17, 2021
Haptic communication, the exchange of force and tactile information during dancing or moving a table together, has been shown to benefit the performance of human partners. Similarly, it could also be used to improve the performance of robots working ...
World journal of urology
Jun 16, 2021
Image-guidance during partial nephrectomy enables navigation within the operative field alongside a 3-dimensional roadmap of renal anatomy generated from patient-specific imaging. Once a process is performed by the human mind, the technology will all...
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
May 8, 2021
Touch sensing is among the most important sensing capabilities of a human, and the same is true for smart robotics. Current research on tactile sensors is mainly concentrated on electronic skin (e-skin), but e-skin is prone to be easily dirtied, dama...
PloS one
May 5, 2021
The unique physical embodiment of robots enables physical contact between machines and humans. Since interpersonal touch research has demonstrated that touch has several positive behavioral (e.g., reduced stress, better immune functioning) as well as...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Apr 26, 2021
This paper proposes a new type of tactile transfer cell which can be effectively applied to robot-assisted minimally invasive surgery (RMIS). The proposed tactile device is manufactured from two smart materials, a magnetorheological fluid (MRF) and a...
IEEE transactions on haptics
Mar 24, 2021
Tactile perception is a rich source of information for robotic grasping: it allows a robot to identify a grasped object and assess the stability of a grasp, among other things. However, the tactile sensor must come into contact with the target object...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Mar 19, 2021
As the safety of a human body is the main priority while interacting with robots, the field of tactile sensors has expanded for acquiring tactile information and ensuring safe human-robot interaction (HRI). Existing lightweight and thin tactile senso...
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Mar 18, 2021
Safety in human-machine cooperation is the current challenge in robotics. Safe human-robot interaction requires the development of sensors that detect human presence in the robot's workspace. Detection of this presence should occur before the physica...