Researchers have built a force sensor the size of a grain of rice that lets robots feel pressure and twisting forces using light, and it's already finding hidden tumors in tissue during early tests.

Researchers in China have developed a rice-sized optical sensor that could give surgical robots ...

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Researchers developed a sensor that measures just 1.7 millimeters and can measure forces and torque in all directions using light. WASHINGTON — Researchers have developed a sensor about the size of a ...

Apple is examining a shift from a force sensor in AirPods to a capacitive touch system to make a set easier to control, and provide new options. The latest in Apple's surprisingly long history of ...

Inexpensive silicon rubber composites used to make robotic skin host an insulating layer which prevents direct electrical contact, making accurate and repeatable measurements virtually impossible. Low ...

Researchers at the National University of Singapore have developed a soft robot system that ...

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You can’t have a touch sensitive switch without a way to detect the presence of a finger! A touch sensor, especially a capacitive touch sensor, has some surprisingly sophisticated electronics to ...

The fingerprint reader on your MacBook has a few hidden tricks up its sleeve. Some help with security, while others use the ...

Atmel® Corporation announced that it is sampling to select customers XSense™, its revolutionary, highly flexible film-based touch sensor. XSense touch sensors will not only enable a new generation of ...