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A Review on Sensor Technologies, Control Approaches, and Emerging Challenges in Soft Robotics

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This review provides an introspective of sensors and controllers in soft robotics. Initially describing the current sensing methods, then moving on to the control methods utilized, and finally ending with challenges and future directions in soft robotics focusing on the material innovations, sensor fusion, and embedded intelligence for sensors and ...
Ean Lovett, Maxwell Hammond, Niloufar Seyfi, Amirreza Fahim Golestaneh, Venanzio Cichella, Caterina Lamuta   +5 more
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UTact: Underwater Vision‐Based Tactile Sensor with Geometry Reconstruction and Contact Force Estimation

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Embedded flexible sensing technologies advance underwater soft robotics, yet most systems still suffer from hysteresis and limited perceptiveness. Instead, vision‐based tactile sensors provide reliable and rapid feedback essential for complex underwater tasks.
Qiyi Zhang, Zonghao Zuo, Haoxuan Wang, Bin Liu, Yilidusi Yilihamu, Li Wen   +5 more
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Perceptual space and adjective rating of 2.5D tactile patterns

Scientific Reports
The present study investigates the human haptic perception of 2.5D tactile patterns based on adjective ratings and how physical factors, such as the bump diameter of the pattern or material, affect their tactile perception.
Inwook Hwang, Sungryul Yun, Jaeyoung Park   +2 more
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Enhancing Robotic Grasping Detection Using Visual–Tactile Fusion Perception

Sensors
With the advancement of tactile sensors, researchers increasingly integrate tactile perception into robotics, but only for tasks such as object reconstruction, classification, recognition, and grasp state assessment.
Dongyuan Zheng, Yahong Chen
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Static and active tactile perception and touch anisotropy: aging and gender effect

Scientific Reports, 2018
Although the human finger is the interface used for the touch process, very few studies have used its properties to provide a description of tactile perception regarding age and gender effects.
A. Abdouni, G. Moreau, R. Vargiolu, H. Zahouani   +3 more
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Fundamental Perceptual Characterization of an Integrated Tactile Display with Electrovibration and Electrical Stimuli

Micromachines, 2019
Tactile displays have been widely studied for many decades. Although multiple tactile stimuli are more effective to improve the quality of the presented tactile sensation, most tactile displays provide a single tactile stimulus.
Seiya Komurasaki, Hiroyuki Kajimoto, Hiroki Ishizuka   +2 more
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Tactile MNIST: Benchmarking Active Tactile Perception

Tactile perception has the potential to significantly enhance dexterous robotic manipulation by providing rich local information that can complement or substitute for other sensory modalities such as vision. However, because tactile sensing is inherently local, it is not well-suited for tasks that require broad spatial awareness or global scene ...
Schneider, Tim, Duret, Guillaume, de Farias, Cristiana, Calandra, Roberto, Chen, Liming, Peters, Jan   +5 more
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Soft Actuators Integrated with Control and Power Units: Approaching Wireless Autonomous Soft Robots

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Soft robots exhibit significant development potential in various applications. However, there are still key technical challenges regarding material improvement, structure design and components integration. This review focuses on the development and challenge of soft actuators, power components, and control components in untethered intelligent soft ...
Renwu Shi, Feifei Pan, Xiaobin Ji
wiley   +1 more source

Current status and application of visual-tactile sensing technology [PDF]

Journal of Hebei University of Science and Technology
Visual tactile fusion sensing technology is an integrated sensor biomimetic technology that combines visual camera image information and tactile sensor perception information of objects and environments, inspired by the coordinated regulation of human ...
Bin WEI, Zihao WANG, Ping WANG, Jie LI, Guang LIU   +4 more
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TacScope: A Miniaturized Vision‐Based Tactile Sensor for Surgical Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
TacScope is a compact, vision‐based tactile sensor designed for robot‐assisted surgery. By leveraging a curved elastomer surface with pressure‐sensitive particle redistribution, it captures high‐resolution 3D tactile feedback. TacScope enables accurate tumor detection and shape classification beneath soft tissue phantoms, offering a scalable, low‐cost ...
Md Rakibul Islam Prince, Sheeraz Athar, Pokuang Zhou, Yu She   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source