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Part of the humanoid robot

Tactile sensor

Pressure sensor arrays in the fingertips and the palm, so the hand feels what it holds.

The step · Hand

Pressure sensor arrays in the fingertips, finger pads and palm; Figure built its own after finding the market's sensors would not last. Output: tactile sensor array: fingertip reading 3 g (Figure 03); 33 sensors, 10 g to 2,500 g (Dex3-1).

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The humanoid robot, with the tactile sensor lit

How it is made3 steps

polyester sheet, silver-filled conductive inktactile sensor array

One kind of tactile sensor, as its maker's engineers describe it. The hand makers do not publish theirs.

  1. 1

    Printing the conductor lines

    Parallel lines of silver-filled conductive ink are screen-printed onto a thin polyester sheet.

    Detail
    Goes in
    polyester sheet, silver-filled conductive ink
    Comes out
    sheet with printed conductor lines
    Equipment
    screen printer
    Why it matters
    Screen printing lays down every line of the sensor in one pass, so a large area costs little more than a small one. · our reading
    Numbers
    Source
    resenv.media.mit.edu · primary, read 2026-11-09
  2. 2

    Printing the pressure-sensitive layer

    A second ink, one whose electrical resistance changes when it is squeezed, is printed over the conductor lines.

    Detail
    Goes in
    printed sheet, semiconductive ink
    Comes out
    sheet with sensing layer
    Equipment
    screen printer
    Why it matters
    This ink is the sensor: the harder it is pressed, the more easily current passes through it.
    Source
    resenv.media.mit.edu · primary, read 2026-11-09
  3. 3

    Laminating two sheets into a grid

    Two printed sheets are laid face to face with their lines crossing and glued together around the sensing area. Each crossing becomes one pressure point.

    Detail
    Goes in
    two printed sheets, adhesive
    Comes out
    tactile sensor array
    Equipment
    laminator
    Why it matters
    The grid is what lets one thin film report where it is touched as well as how hard. · our reading
    Source
    resenv.media.mit.edu · primary, read 2026-11-09
Not published (2)
  • which sensing principle the humanoid hands use: Figure says it built its own sensor and Unitree gives counts and range, neither says how the sensor works; the steps shown are one published kind, a printed pressure-sensitive film described by a sensor maker's engineers
  • how the sensor is moulded into a soft fingertip and calibrated: not on any page read

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  1. China43
  2. United States11
  3. Japan4
  4. Switzerland2
  5. Germany2
  6. United Kingdom1
  7. South Korea1

By result

  • OSC: Allied owner7
  • OSC: Owner unclear4
  • OSC: Covered-nation owner2
  • No record65

Results under OSC foreign influence. What each result means

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