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Flexible Microfluidic Sensors for Curved Surfaces

UCLA Case No. 2015-070SUMMARY:UCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed flexible tactile sensors for curved surfaces that are robust against fatigue and suitable for robotic applications.BACKGROUND: Robotic applications, such as artificial fingertips, often require the use of sensors that are uniformly...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Veronica Santos, Jonathan Posner, Ruben Ponce Wong

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Category(s): Mechanical > Mechanical Systems, Materials > Fabrication Technologies

2017-841 Soft Shear Force Resistive Sensor Embedded Artificial Skin

SUMMARYUCLA researchers in the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering have developed a bioinspired, thin and flexible liquid metal filled resistive PDMS microchannel shear force sensing skin. BACKGROUNDTactile sensing is important for haptic exploration and object manipulation; however, it is not yet widely implemented in robot hands or...

Published: 7/19/2023 | Inventor(s): Veronica Santos, Jianzhu Yin, Jonathan Posner

Keywords(s): Mechanical Systems, Robotics

Category(s): Mechanical > Robotics