Tactile sensing is an essential element of autonomous dexterous robot hand manipulation. It
provides information about forces of interaction and surface properties at points of contact …

A wide variety of tactile (touch) sensors exist today for robotics and related applications.
They make use of various transduction methods, smart materials and engineered structures …

We survey the state of the art in a variety of force sensors for designing and application of
robotic hand. Most of the force sensors are examined based on tactile sensing. For a …

Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a nondestructive imaging technique used to
estimate the internal conductivity distribution of a conductive domain by taking potential …

As personalization technology increasingly orchestrates individualized shopping or
marketing experiences in industries such as logistics, fast-moving consumer goods, and …

Wearable sensors and devices capable of simulating human somatosensation are highly
desirable to develop the next generation of electronic skins (e-skins), human-machine …

A novel approach of fabricating vertical-contact separation mode triboelectric nanogenerator
employing three-dimensional (3D) printed functional layers and mechanical spring is …

Research in the field of underwater (UW) robotic applications is rapidly developing. The
emergence of coupling the newest technologies on submersibles, different types of …

Force sensors that are thin, low-cost, flexible, and compatible with commercial
microelectronic chips are of great interest for use in biomedical sensing, precision surgery …

Tactile sensing is an instrumental modality of robotic manipulation, as it provides information
that is not accessible via remote sensors such as cameras or lidars. Touch is particularly …