Revolutionizing Tactile AI: Developing a Soft, Liquid-Structured, High Density, 3-Axis Tactile Sensor

• Project/Area Number: 24K20874
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 61050:Intelligent robotics-related
• Research Institution: Waseda University
• Principal Investigator: トモ ティト・プラドノ 早稲田大学, 次世代ロボット研究機構, 次席研究員(研究院講師) (00844193)
• Project Period (FY): 2024-04-01 – 2026-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2024)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,810,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,110,000); Fiscal Year 2025: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000); Fiscal Year 2024: ¥2,990,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥690,000)
• Keywords: Tactile sensor / 3-axis / Distributed / High density / Liquid

Outline of Research at the Start

This research aims to enhance robotic grasping and manipulation by developing super-high density Hall-effect-based tactile sensors capable of measuring normal and shear forces. Utilizing a liquid structure is essential to achieving ultra-high spatial resolution.