Deep-learning enabled active biomimetic multifunctional hydrogel electronic skin

K Tao, J Yu, J Zhang, A Bao, H Hu, T Ye, Q Ding… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
There is huge demand for recreating human skin with the functions of epidermis and dermis
for interactions with the physical world. Herein, a biomimetic, ultrasensitive, and …

A robotic sensory system with high spatiotemporal resolution for texture recognition

N Bai, Y Xue, S Chen, L Shi, J Shi, Y Zhang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Humans can gently slide a finger on the surface of an object and identify it by capturing both
static pressure and high-frequency vibrations. Although modern robots integrated with …

Recent advances in tactile sensing technology

M Park, BG Bok, JH Ahn, MS Kim - Micromachines, 2018 - mdpi.com
Research on tactile sensing technology has been actively conducted in recent years to pave
the way for the next generation of highly intelligent devices. Sophisticated tactile sensing …

Fingertip skin–inspired microstructured ferroelectric skins discriminate static/dynamic pressure and temperature stimuli

J Park, M Kim, Y Lee, HS Lee, H Ko - Science advances, 2015 - science.org
In human fingertips, the fingerprint patterns and interlocked epidermal-dermal microridges
play a critical role in amplifying and transferring tactile signals to various mechanoreceptors …

Fingerprint‐inspired flexible tactile sensor for accurately discerning surface texture

Y Cao, T Li, Y Gu, H Luo, S Wang, T Zhang - Small, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Inspired by the epidermal–dermal and outer microstructures of the human fingerprint, a
novel flexible sensor device is designed to improve haptic perception and surface texture …

The softness of hygiene tissue

JJ Pawlak, R Frazier, RE Vera, Y Wang… - …, 2022 - search.proquest.com
The hygiene tissue industry has an extensive global market that is quickly growing. Market
research has indicated that softness is one of consumers' most highly desired properties. For …

Feeling small: exploring the tactile perception limits

L Skedung, M Arvidsson, JY Chung, CM Stafford… - Scientific reports, 2013 - nature.com
The human finger is exquisitely sensitive in perceiving different materials, but the question
remains as to what length scales are capable of being distinguished in active touch. We …

Natural scenes in tactile texture

LR Manfredi, HP Saal, KJ Brown… - Journal of …, 2014 - journals.physiology.org
Sensory systems are designed to extract behaviorally relevant information from the
environment. In seeking to understand a sensory system, it is important to understand the …

Effect of waveform on tactile perception by electrovibration displayed on touch screens

Y Vardar, B Güçlü, C Basdogan - IEEE transactions on haptics, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this study, we investigated the effect of input voltage waveform on our haptic perception of
electrovibration on touch screens. Through psychophysical experiments performed with …

Human touch receptors are sensitive to spatial details on the scale of single fingerprint ridges

E Jarocka, JA Pruszynski… - Journal of …, 2021 - Soc Neuroscience
Fast-adapting type 1 (FA-1) and slowly-adapting type 1 (SA-1) first-order tactile neurons
provide detailed spatiotemporal tactile information when we touch objects with fingertips …