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The potential of large tactile arrays to improve robot perception for safe operation in human-dominated environments and of high-resolution tactile arrays to enable human-level dexterous manipulation is well accepted. However, the increase…

Robotics · Computer Science 2017-05-16 Brayden Hollis , Stacy Patterson , Jeff Trinkle

Estimation of tactile properties from vision, such as slipperiness or roughness, is important to effectively interact with the environment. These tactile properties help us decide which actions we should choose and how to perform them.…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-07-10 Kuniyuki Takahashi , Jethro Tan

Grasping object,whether they are flat, round, or narrow and whether they have regular or irregular shapes,introduces difficulties in determining the ideal grasping posture, even for the most state-of-the-art grippers. In this article, we…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-05-07 Chenghua Lu , Kailuan Tang , Max Yang , Tianqi Yue , Nathan F. Lepora

The development of tactile sensing is expected to enhance robotic systems in handling complex objects like deformables or reflective materials. However, readily available industrial grippers generally lack tactile feedback, which has led…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-09-13 Remko Proesmans , Francis wyffels

A robust grip is key to successful manipulation and joining of work pieces involved in any industrial assembly process. Stability of a grip depends on geometric and physical properties of the object as well as the gripper itself. Current…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-02-08 Stefanie Wucherer , Robert McMurray , Kok Yew Ng , Florian Kerber

Cables are complex, high dimensional, and dynamic objects. Standard approaches to manipulate them often rely on conservative strategies that involve long series of very slow and incremental deformations, or various mechanical fixtures such…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-06-24 Yu She , Shaoxiong Wang , Siyuan Dong , Neha Sunil , Alberto Rodriguez , Edward Adelson

We introduce a novel approach that combines tactile estimation and control for in-hand object manipulation. By integrating measurements from robot kinematics and an image-based tactile sensor, our framework estimates and tracks object pose…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-01-22 Sangwoon Kim , Antonia Bronars , Parag Patre , Alberto Rodriguez

This paper presents GelSight Svelte Hand, a novel 3-finger 2-DoF tactile robotic hand that is capable of performing precision grasps, power grasps, and intermediate grasps. Rich tactile signals are obtained from one camera on each finger,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-09-21 Jialiang Zhao , Edward H. Adelson

This paper presents a control scheme for force sensitive, gentle grasping with a Pisa/IIT anthropomorphic SoftHand equipped with a miniaturised version of the TacTip optical tactile sensor on all five fingertips. The tactile sensors provide…

This paper presents a novel vision-based proprioception approach for a soft robotic finger that can estimate and reconstruct tactile interactions in both terrestrial and aquatic environments. The key to this system lies in the finger's…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-07-23 Ning Guo , Xudong Han , Shuqiao Zhong , Zhiyuan Zhou , Jian Lin , Jian S. Dai , Fang Wan , Chaoyang Song

Recently, suction-based robotic systems with microscopic features or active suction components have been proposed to grip rough and irregular surfaces. However, sophisticated fabrication methods or complex control systems are required for…

Applied Physics · Physics 2021-07-19 Sukho Song , Dirk-Michael Drotlef , Donghoon Son , Anastasia Koivikko , Metin Sitti

Robotic grasp detection is a fundamental capability for intelligent manipulation in unstructured environments. Previous work mainly employed visual and tactile fusion to achieve stable grasp, while, the whole process depending heavily on…

Robotics · Computer Science 2019-09-17 Teng Xue , Wenhai Liu , Mingshuo Han , Zhenyu Pan , Jin Ma , Quanquan Shao , Weiming Wang

Tactile sensing is of great importance during human hand usage such as object exploration, grasping and manipulation. Different types of tactile sensors have been designed during the past decades, which are mainly focused on either the…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-08-11 Fuqiang Zhao , Bidan Huang , Mingchang Li , Mengde Li , Zhongtao Fu , Ziwei Lei , Miao Li

Flexible tactile sensors are increasingly used in real-world applications such as robotic grippers, prosthetic hands, wearable gloves, and assistive devices, where they need to conform to curved and irregular surfaces. However, most…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-11-04 Luoyan Zhong , Heather Jin Hee Kim , Dylan P. Losey , Cara M. Nunez

Achieving dexterous robotic grasping with multi-fingered hands remains a significant challenge. While existing methods rely on complete 3D scans to predict grasp poses, these approaches face limitations due to the difficulty of acquiring…

Robust grasping represents an essential task in robotics, necessitating tactile feedback and reactive grasping adjustments for robust grasping of objects. Previous research has extensively combined tactile sensing with grasping, primarily…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-11-22 Yueming Hu , Mengde Li , Songhua Yang , Xuetao Li , Sheng Liu , Miao Li

Tactile sensing can enable robots to perform complex, contact-rich tasks. Magnetic sensors offer accurate three-axis force measurements while using affordable materials. Calibrating such a sensor involves either manual data collection, or…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-05-30 Lowiek Van den Stockt , Remko Proesmans , Francis wyffels

Grasp force estimation can help prevent robots from damaging delicate objects during manipulation and improve learning-based robotic control. Integrating force sensing into deformable grippers negotiates trade-offs in cost, complexity,…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-05-04 Kaiwen Zuo , Shuyuan Yang , Zonghe Chua

In this paper, a novel fully 3D, microfluidic-oriented, gel-based, and low-cost highly stretchable resistive sensors have been presented. By the proposed method we are able to measure and discriminate all of the stretch, twist, and pressure…

With the development of robot electronic skin technology, various tactile sensors, enhanced by AI, are unlocking a new dimension of perception for robots. In this work, we explore how robots equipped with electronic skin can recognize…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-06-24 Shuo Jiang , Boce Hu , Linfeng Zhao , Lawson L. S. Wong