A vision-based tactile sensor (VBTS) is an innovative optical sensor widely applied in robotic
perception. The VBTS consists of a contact module, an illumination module, and a camera …

A tactile image sensor employing a camera is capable of obtaining rich tactile information
through image sequences with high spatial resolution. There have been many studies on …

Tactile sensing plays a pivotal role in achieving precise physical manipulation tasks and
extracting vital physical features. This comprehensive review paper presents an in-depth …

Tactile object recognition is vital for robotic handling systems; however, existing
technologies that concentrate on tactile sensors with high modulus are not suitable for soft …

To realize dexterous robotic manipulation and enhance the human-machine interaction,
nowadays increasing efforts have been made towards multi-dimensional force sensing …

Object manipulation performed by robots refers to the art of controlling the shape and
location of an object through force constraints with robot end-effectors, both robot hands …

An elastomeric optical fiber core was fabricated by drawing a 1160-D thermoplastic
polyurethane preform. The cut-back technique was used to measure fiber attenuation for a …

The only way to perceive a small object held between our fingers is to trust our sense of
touch. Touch provides cues about the state of the contact even if its view is occluded by the …

This paper proposes and evaluates the use of image classification for detailed, full-body
human-robot tactile interaction. A camera positioned below a translucent robot skin captures …

A reflective tactile sensing scheme based on fiber specklegram analysis is proposed in this
study. The specially designed sensor probe with a reflector inside was 3D printed from …