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A $35 Robot Skin Feels Sideways Force
VecTile is six millimeters thin, flexible and built in-house; silicone nubs translate three-axis force into distinguishable pressure patterns.
Summary
VecTile is six millimeters thin, flexible and built in-house; silicone nubs translate three-axis force into distinguishable pressure patterns.
The 4-by-4 array reported 0.39-newton normal-force and 0.16-newton shear-force RMSE in controlled tests. It stayed calibrated while curved, stopped a scalpel before it punctured a balloon, and improved a plug-insertion policy. Designs are promised after paper acceptance.
Why it matters
VecTile is six millimeters thin, flexible and built in-house; silicone nubs translate three-axis force into distinguishable pressure patterns.
Limits and context
No additional limitation was separately recorded.
Key claims
VecTile is six millimeters thin, flexible and built in-house; silicone nubs translate three-axis force into distinguishable pressure patterns.
Evidence: source-2026-10-23-019
Sources
- arXiv preprint 2610.31472, original v1arXiv · primary research
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