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FEM-Validated Real-Time Modelling of Soft Tactile Deformation
Silvia Terrile, Kaichen Shi, Taejun Kwon +5
Accurate modelling of soft tactile sensors remains difficult because finite element methods (FEM) are computa- tionally expensive, while real-time simulators often lack fidelity fo…
Towards Artificial Nerves: Biomimetic Optical-Fiber Tactile Sensing for Robots
Laura E. Butcher, Chris J. Ford, Nathan F. Lepora +1
Robotic systems increasingly demand tactile sensing that approaches the adaptability and resolution of human skin to enable dexterous manipulation and safe interaction. OptiTac is…
How to Train your Tactile Model: Tactile Perception with Multi-fingered Robot Hands
Christopher J. Ford, Kaichen Shi, Laura Butcher +2
Rapid deployment of new tactile sensors is essential for scalable robotic manipulation, especially in multi-fingered hands equipped with vision-based tactile sensors. However, curr…
SoftHand Model-W: A 3D-Printed, Anthropomorphic, Underactuated Robot Hand with Integrated Wrist and Carpal Tunnel
Dhillon B. Merritt, Christopher J. Ford, Haoran Li +4
This paper presents the SoftHand Model-W: a 3D-printed, underactuated, anthropomorphic robot hand based on the Pisa/IIT SoftHand, with an integrated antagonistic tendon mechanism a…
UniForce: A Unified Latent Force Model for Robot Manipulation with Diverse Tactile Sensors
Zhuo Chen, Fei Ni, Kaiyao Luo +7
Force sensing is essential for dexterous robot manipulation, but scaling force-aware policy learning is hindered by the heterogeneity of tactile sensors. Differences in sensing pri…