Sensing the force in this case requires no Jedi training, only a disc-shaped force/torque sensor attached at the wrist of the robot arm. ATI's force/torque sensors consist of a transducer, shielded ...

For example, humans instinctively know how much force to use when picking up an egg, but for a robot this is a challenge: too much force, and the egg could shatter; too little, and the robot could ...

A low-cost force sensor for industrial robots would allow smaller companies to use them safely alongside human employees, according to engineers working on the project. Berenice Baker reports A ...

For example, the experts said, humans instinctively know how much force to use when picking up an egg – but for a robot, this is a challenge. If the robot applies too much force, the egg could break, ...

Wrist movements and tactile ‘skin’ sensors are helping a robotic hand developed at Cambridge University to grasp – and not drop – a range of objects.

Polishing, machining, and grinding are now easier with soft robots using direct-drive low-inertia links instead of series-elastic actuators or kinematics fitted with force/torque sensors.