Robots that can sense touch and perceive temperature differences? An unexpected material might just make this a reality. Researchers are developing soft and intelligent sensor materials based on ...

This study presents a soft micropneumatic touchpad, a breakthrough in tactile sensing that enhances responsiveness and user experience in robotic applications.

The global resistive touchscreen market is poised for remarkable growth, projecting a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 9.5% through 2032. This surge is powered by broadening applications across ...

Meta’s latest tools help robots overcome these limitations. By giving robots a sense of “touch” through advanced sensors and systems, these tools could make it possible for robots to perform ...

The successor to Meta’s Digit sensor, Digit 360 digitizes touch signals, using an on-device AI chip and roughly 18 “sensing features” to detect changes in its surroundings. “We developed a ...

Institute of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology, Key Laboratory of Photoelectronic Thin Film Devices and Technology of Tianjin, College of Electronic Information and Optical Engineering, ...

By adding data collected by sensors to such soft, non-electric devices, it will be possible to map the location, force, and area of touch across the entire surface of the device in the future.

Incorporating functionalized carbon nanotubes (f-CNTs) into PEI developed in recent years has remarkably enhanced sensor performance. However, the active characteristic of imine groups makes the ...

In addition to detecting the force, area, and location of a touch, the device is precise enough to recognize handwritten letters on its surface and it can even distinguish multiple simultaneous ...

School of Textile Science and Engineering, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000, China Key Laboratory of Clean Dyeing and Finishing Technology of Zhejiang Province, Shaoxing, Zhejiang 312000 ...