A new type of robotic hand developed at the University of Texas can grasp objects as fragile as a potato chip or a raspberry ...

Industrial robots perform myriad tasks including electronic and mechanical assembly, product testing, and material handling. On-board force/torque (F/T) sensors help robots verify part insertion, hold ...

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Robot navigation systems can be complicated to design — they need software algorithms, electronics, and mechanical components. They must be able to move accurately, and they need sensors to gather ...

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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 ...

Tactile robots typically use dense arrays of sensors to detect pressure and texture. Most most robotic sensors today are ...

Check out more Hannover Messe 2023 videos and articles. Melexis' Tactaxis integrated tactile sensor is a compact and soft device that provides 3D force vector information to improve the performance ...

Applicable to polishing, deburring, machining and assembly, force control is a flourishing robotics control scheme that allows robots to regulate the force they exert on every axis and joint. In ...