Active Electric Perception-Based Haptic Modality with Applications to Robotics

Michael Zechmair,Yannick Morel,Michael Zechmair,Yannick Morel

This paper describes the hardware implementation and characterization of a capacitive sensor designed to support detection and localization of nearby objects. The sensor can be mounted on the exterior of any given robotic system. The technology is particularly well-suited to detection of capacitive material, such as living tissue. As such, it offers perspectives of facilitating human-robot interac...