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#Robots need a better sense of touch to become dexterous.
We work on fixing this with our new sensor: “Insight” -- it uses a tiny camera and deep learning to enable high-fidelity sensing all-around with normal and shear forces.
Out today: nature.com/articles/s4225…
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I am super proud of the rest of the team @huanbo_sun and Katherine J. Kuchenbecker.

We set out to create a high-fidelity 3D tactile sensor that is robust, cheap, and easy to make.

Here is a 4-min video explaining how it works:


more below
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So here are a few details:

The mechanical design is pretty unique: we use a soft elastomer that encloses a rigid thin skeleton.
-> it can withstand strong forces
-> it is very sensitive
-> surface has high friction
#Haptics #Elastomer #Overmolding Image
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