Sensors based on the detection of small resistance variations are universally recognized as
piezoresistive. Being one of the simplest, most common and most investigated classes of …

In this paper we examine the state of the art in tactile sensing for mechatronics. We define a
tactile sensor as a device or system that can measure a given property of an object or …

In this paper, an attempt at summarizing the evolution and the state of the art in the field of
robot hands is made. In such exposition, a critical evaluation of what in the author's view are …

The desire to directly touch and experience virtual objects led to the development of a tactile
feedback device. In this paper, a novel soft pneumatic actuator for providing tactile feedback …

Minimal access surgery (MAS), also known as keyhole surgery, offers many advantages
over the more traditional open surgery. However, it possesses one very significant drawback …

Since direct manual tissue palpation is not possible in laparoscopic surgery, feedback
information on tactile tissue properties is considerably diminished. Restoring part of the …

Detection of incipient slippage is of great importance in robotics for the control of grasping
and manipulation tasks. Together with fine-form reconstruction and primitive recognition, it …

This paper presents an approach to dynamic planning and control of the perceptual
activities of an autonomous mobile robot equipped with multiple sensor systems. The robot …

The distributive approach to tactile sensing is a novel approach. The method relies on the
distributed deformation of the surface in response to the applied load to a few sensing points …

Tactile sensing is considered a key technology for implementing complex robot interaction
tasks. The contribution of this article is two-fold:(i) we propose a general-purpose algorithm …