Mexican-Hat-Like Response in a Flexible Tactile Sensor Using a Magnetorheological Elastomer

A significant challenge in robotics is providing a sense of touch to robots. Even though several types of flexible tactile sensors have been proposed, they still have various technical issues such as a large amount of deformation that fractures the sensing elements, a poor maintainability and a dete...

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Main Authors: Takumi Kawasetsu, Takato Horii, Hisashi Ishihara, Minoru Asada
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-02-01
Series:Sensors
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/18/2/587