A research team has developed a new soft tactile sensor with skin-comparable characteristics. A robotic gripper with the sensor mounted at the fingertip could accomplish challenging tasks such as ...

Amir Hooshiar and colleagues developed a sensor that can enable greater precision and control in soft surgical robot movements./ Photo credit: DFID - UK Department for International Development.

The GV Series digital CMOS laser sensor uses a Datum algorithm to detect targets that conventional sensors cannot. The optical-triangulation sensor detects shiny targets with multiple reflections, ...