A Low-Cost Modular System of Customizable, Versatile, and Flexible Tactile Sensor Arrays

Niklas Fiedler,Philipp Ruppel,Yannick Jonetzko,Norman Hendrich,Jianwei Zhang,Niklas Fiedler,Philipp Ruppel,Yannick Jonetzko,Norman Hendrich,Jianwei Zhang

The key role of tactile sensing for human grasping and manipulation is widely acknowledged, but most industrial robot grippers and even multi-fingered hands are still designed and used without any tactile sensors. While the basic design principles for resistive or capacitive sensors are well known, several factors keep tactile sensing from large-scale deployment — high sensor costs, short lifespan...