Built from flexible, compliant materials, soft robots are gaining relevance for tasks ranging from minimally invasive surgery ...

Researchers have developed a soft mechanical force sensor that enables robots to detect touch ...

Sensitive "nails" enable precision grasping of very thin objects, while other enhancements better grasp fragile objects.

Engineers at Queen Mary University of London have built a new color-changing tactile sensor, which allows robots to "see" and touch in real-time. The novel idea was invented by Giacomo Sasso, a ...

Scientists from Jiangsu Key Laboratory for Design and Manufacture of Micro-Nano Biomedical Instruments have the “Strategies for Soft Actuation” section will delve into intelligent actuation strategies ...

Robots could sense both touch and proximity, by seeing through their arms By Ben Coxworth August 26, 2025 The ProTac system uses in-arm cameras for both proximity sensing (left) and tactile sensing ...

Using a 3D-printed material sensitive to electric fields, researchers have created a novel sensor that can accurately recognize and distinguish objects up to 10 centimeters – about four inches – away ...

Norwegian robotics company Sonair has unveiled ADAR One, which it says is the world’s ...

The ADAR One sensor is now suitable for SIL2 and PL d applications and is certified to fulfil all requirements of the ...

The company claims the sensor, which is designed for AMRs and industrial automation, is the first of its kind.