Technology roadmap for flexible sensors

Y Luo, MR Abidian, JH Ahn, D Akinwande… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Humans rely increasingly on sensors to address grand challenges and to improve quality of
life in the era of digitalization and big data. For ubiquitous sensing, flexible sensors are …

Recent progress in advanced tactile sensing technologies for soft grippers

J Qu, B Mao, Z Li, Y Xu, K Zhou, X Cao… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Tactile sensing technology is crucial for soft grippers. Soft grippers equipped with intelligent
tactile sensing systems based on various sensors can interact safely with the unstructured …

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 …

Artificial intelligence-powered electronic skin

C Xu, SA Solomon, W Gao - Nature machine intelligence, 2023 - nature.com
Skin-interfaced electronics is gradually changing medical practices by enabling continuous
and non-invasive tracking of physiological and biochemical information. With the rise of big …

Emerging MXene‐Based Flexible Tactile Sensors for Health Monitoring and Haptic Perception

QT Lai, XH Zhao, QJ Sun, Z Tang, XG Tang, VAL Roy - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Due to their potential applications in physiological monitoring, diagnosis, human prosthetics,
haptic perception, and human–machine interaction, flexible tactile sensors have attracted …

A self-powered biomimetic mouse whisker sensor (BMWS) aiming at terrestrial and space objects perception

X Hou, L Xin, Y Fu, Z Na, G Gao, Y Liu, Q Xu, P Zhao… - Nano Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
The extremely sensitive whisker discernment of mice is the key expertise enabling their
survival in extreme adverse environments. Previous sensors mimicking animal whiskers for …

Toward an AI era: advances in electronic skins

X Fu, W Cheng, G Wan, Z Yang, BCK Tee - Chemical Reviews, 2024 - ACS Publications
Electronic skins (e-skins) have seen intense research and rapid development in the past two
decades. To mimic the capabilities of human skin, a multitude of flexible/stretchable sensors …

Artificial intelligence meets flexible sensors: emerging smart flexible sensing systems driven by machine learning and artificial synapses

T Sun, B Feng, J Huo, Y Xiao, W Wang, J Peng, Z Li… - Nano-Micro Letters, 2024 - Springer
The recent wave of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution has aroused unprecedented
interest in the intelligentialize of human society. As an essential component that bridges the …

Intrinsic sense of touch for intuitive physical human-robot interaction

M Iskandar, A Albu-Schäffer, A Dietrich - Science Robotics, 2024 - science.org
The sense of touch is a property that allows humans to interact delicately with their physical
environment. This article reports on a technological advancement in intuitive human-robot …

Mechanically active materials and devices for bio‐interfaced pressure sensors—a review

Z Nie, JW Kwak, M Han, JA Rogers - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Pressures generated by external forces or by internal body processes represent parameters
of critical importance in diagnosing physiological health and in anticipating injuries …