Groundbreaking technology often enters the market at a premium before scaling Touchsensitive eskin could soon be commonplace in robotics

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News Summary

  • Touchlab's e-skin measures pressure, force and direction through a material that’s thinner than human skin.
  • E-skin technology exists, but deployment is a challenge.
  • Touchlab is addressing some of these concerns with off-the-shelf components that already exist for established platforms, using bespoke engineering only where necessary.
  • We envision full "toe-to-toe" digitizing of every commercial robot, powered by specialized computing and software that mirrors the human somatosensory system.

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