Soft Biomimetic Optical Tactile Sensing With the TacTip: A Review

• Published in: IEEE sensors journal Vol. 21; no. 19; pp. 21131 - 21143
• Main Author: Lepora, Nathan F.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York IEEE 01.10.2021; The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
• Subjects: Automation; Biomedical optical imaging; Biomimetics; End effectors; Force and tactile sensing; haptics; manipulation; Manufacturing engineering; Morphology; Optical sensors; robot dexterity; Robot sensing systems; Robots; Sensors; Skin; Soft robotics; Tactile discrimination; Tactile sensors; Tactile sensors (robotics); tactip sensor; Three dimensional printing; Touch

Reproducing the capabilities of the human sense of touch in machines is an important step in enabling robot manipulation to have the ease of human dexterity. A combination of robotic technologies will be needed, including soft robotics, biomimetics and the high-resolution sensing offered by optical...