3D-printed soft skin pads improve robot safety and tactile sensing in human environments.
3D printers can make soft skin pads doubling as sensors for robots, enhancing their sensitivity and safety in human interaction. Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign demonstrated that thermoplastic urethane pads can be efficiently manufactured, allowing robots to be safer and more intuitive in human environments. The soft skin pads serve both mechanical safety compliance and tactile sensing purposes.
April 17, 2024
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