Development of a Distributed Stretchable 3-axis Sensing System

• Project/Area Number: 21K14131
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Review Section: Basic Section 20020:Robotics and intelligent system-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): 2021-04-01 – 2023-03-31
• Project Status: Granted (Fiscal Year 2021)
• Budget Amount: ¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000); Fiscal Year 2022: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000); Fiscal Year 2021: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
• Keywords: 3-axis tactile sensor / Stretchable electronics / Robotics

Outline of Research at the Start

The existing tactile sensors are typically not stretchable, and therefore can not fully cover all robot parts, especially the joints. In this research we suggest to develop them further to the world’s first stretchable 3-axis tactile sensing system.