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Many-legged elongated robots show promise for reliable mobility on rugged landscapes. However, most studies on these systems focus on planar motion planning without addressing rapid vertical motion. Despite their success on mild rugged…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-04-22 Juntao He , Baxi Chong , Massimiliano Iaschi , Vincent R. Nienhusser , Sehoon Ha , Daniel I. Goldman

Despite the utility of tactile information, tactile sensors have yet to be widely deployed in industrial robotics settings. Part of the challenge lies in identifying slip and other key events from the tactile data stream. In this paper, we…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-07-06 Abhinav Grover , Christopher Grebe , Philippe Nadeau , Jonathan Kelly

The field of robotic manipulation has advanced significantly in recent years. At the sensing level, several novel tactile sensors have been developed, capable of providing accurate contact information. On a methodological level, learning…

Robotics · Computer Science 2026-04-21 Niklas Funk , Changqi Chen , Tim Schneider , Georgia Chalvatzaki , Roberto Calandra , Jan Peters

Soft robotics is an emerging field that yields promising results for tasks that require safe and robust interactions with the environment or with humans, such as grasping, manipulation, and human-robot interaction. Soft robots rely on…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-11-19 Tessa J. Pannen , Steffen Puhlmann , Oliver Brock

As more robots are implemented for contact-rich tasks, tactile sensors are in increasing demand. For many circumstances, the contact is required to be compliant, and soft sensors are in need. This paper introduces a novelly designed soft…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-05-18 Wu-Te Yang , Zhian Kuang , Changhao Wang , Masayoshi Tomizuka

Collocated tactile sensing is a fundamental enabling technology for dexterous manipulation. However, deformable sensors introduce complex dynamics between the robot, grasped object, and environment that must be considered for fine…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-09-28 Miquel Oller , Mireia Planas , Dmitry Berenson , Nima Fazeli

The user's palm plays an important role in object detection and manipulation. The design of a robust multi-contact tactile display must consider the sensation and perception of of the stimulated area aiming to deliver the right stimuli at…

Human-Computer Interaction · Computer Science 2020-06-23 Miguel Altamirano Cabrera , Juan Heredia , Dzmitry Tsetserukou

The tactile sensation of clothing is critical to wearer comfort. To reveal physical properties that make clothing comfortable, systematic collection of tactile data during sliding motion is required. We propose a robotic arm-based system…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-11-18 Michikuni Eguchi , Takekazu Kitagishi , Yuichi Hiroi , Takefumi Hiraki

Finger-tip tactile sensors are increasingly used for robotic sensing to establish stable grasps and to infer object properties. Promising performance has been shown in a number of works for inferring adjectives that describe the object, but…

Robotics · Computer Science 2023-03-14 Fangyi Zhang , Peter Corke

Inspired by the human ability to perform complex manipulation in the complete absence of vision (like retrieving an object from a pocket), the robotic manipulation field is motivated to develop new methods for tactile-based object…

Robotics · Computer Science 2022-07-22 Jingxi Xu , Shuran Song , Matei Ciocarlie

We propose the next evolution of the artificial sense of touch, including an in-depth examination of the latest advancements in tactile sensing technology and the challenges that remain. We delve into the forefront of DNA and nanomaterials…

Systems and Control · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-12-22 Sonja Groß , Amartya Ganguly , Hendrik Dietz , Sami Haddadin

In conjunction with huge recent progress in camera and computer vision technology, camera-based sensors have increasingly shown considerable promise in relation to tactile sensing. In comparison to competing technologies (be they resistive,…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2023-03-07 Kaspar Althoefer , Yonggen Ling , Wanlin Li , Xinyuan Qian , Wang Wei Lee , Peng Qi

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

Tactile sensing is an essential capability for robots that carry out dexterous manipulation tasks. While cameras, Lidars and other remote sensors can assess a scene globally and instantly, tactile sensors can reduce their measurement…

Robotics · Computer Science 2021-12-06 Daniel Fernandes Gomes , Shan Luo

Despite many advances in service robotics, successful and secure object manipulation on mobile platforms is still a challenge. In order to come closer to human grasping performance, it is natural to provide robots with the same capability…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-10-22 Luca Lach , Robert Haschke , Francesco Ferro , Jordi Pagès

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

Tactile sensing represents a crucial technique that can enhance the performance of robotic manipulators in various tasks. This work presents a novel bioinspired neuromorphic vision-based tactile sensor that uses an event-based camera to…

Robotics · Computer Science 2024-03-18 Omar Faris , Mohammad I. Awad , Murana A. Awad , Yahya Zweiri , Kinda Khalaf

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

Tactile sensing plays a fundamental role in enabling robots to navigate dynamic and unstructured environments, particularly in applications such as delicate object manipulation, surface exploration, and human-robot interaction. In this…

Robotics · Computer Science 2025-09-18 Annan Zhang , Miguel Flores-Acton , Andy Yu , Anshul Gupta , Maggie Yao , Daniela Rus

This work details the design of a novel two finger robot gripper with multiple Gelsight based optical-tactile sensors covering the inner surface of the hand. The multiple Gelsight sensors can gather the surface topology of the object from…

Robotics · Computer Science 2020-02-10 Achu Wilson , Shaoxiong Wang , Branden Romero , Edward Adelson